President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, extending his tenure to August 2026.
Adeniyi, whose initial term was to end in August 2025, will now continue in office for an additional year to consolidate key reforms and oversee major initiatives under the Tinubu administration.
The development was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the extension is intended to enable Adeniyi to sustain progress in several priority areas including the modernisation of the Customs Service, implementation of the National Single Window Project, and the fulfilment of 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 statement said.
“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.”
Adeniyi was appointed as Acting CG of Customs in June 2023, following the departure of Hameed Ali, and was confirmed in a substantive capacity in October 2023.
