President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the tenure of Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service.
Originally scheduled to retire on August 31, 2025, Adeniyi will now remain in office until August 2026.
The extension, announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, is intended to enable Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives under the Tinubu administration.
These include the modernisation of the Customs Service, the implementation of the National Single Window Project, and fulfilling Nigeria’s commitments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
“President Tinubu recognises Mr. Adeniyi’s steadfast leadership and commitment to service.
“The President is confident that this extension will further strengthen the Nigeria Customs Service in achieving its strategic mandate of trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security,” the statement read.
Tinubu appointed Adeniyi as the CG of the Nigeria Customs Service in October 2023.
Adeniyi, who took over from former CG Hameed Ali in June 2023, had initially been appointed in an acting capacity before his confirmation in October of the same year.
