Tinubu extends tenure of Comptroller-General of Customs

President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenure of Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), by one year.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain in office until August 2026.

As stated in the statement, the extension is aimed at allowing Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete key initiatives of the Tinubu administration.

These include the modernisation of the Customs Service, implementation of the National Single Window Project, and Nigeria’s obligations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol.

“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.

It may be recalled that 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.