Port delays choke national shipping portal six weeks after launch

    Bethel Olujobi | Top Stories | May 14, 2026    
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Six weeks after its launch on March 27, the heavily anticipated National Single Window (NSW), a national shipping portal introduced to centralise trade documentation, is facing mounting criticism from operators who say it has lengthened clearance timelines and increased import costs rather than cut them.

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