By Atoyebi Nike
President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, keeping him in office until August 2026.
Adeniyi was initially scheduled to conclude his tenure in August 2025. The extension, announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, is intended to allow him to consolidate key reforms and modernisation efforts within the Customs Service.
The Presidency said the move would help advance the ongoing implementation of the National Single Window Project and support 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 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, who took over from former CG Hameed Ali in June 2023, was initially appointed in an acting capacity before his confirmation in October of that year.
