President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a one-year extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025.
The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
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According to the statement, the extension is aimed at allowing Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and see through critical projects aligned with the administration’s priorities.
Among the key initiatives listed are the modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, the implementation of the National Single Window Project, and the execution of Nigeria’s commitments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol.
President Tinubu commended Adeniyi’s “steadfast leadership and commitment to service,” expressing confidence that the extension would further strengthen the Customs Service’s core mandate of trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security.
