Tinubu Extends Tenure Of The Comptroller-General Of Customs By A Year

President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain in office until August 2026.

According to a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the extension is aimed at allowing Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete key initiatives of the Tinubu administration. Tinubu appointed Adeniyi as the CG of the Nigeria Customs Service in October 2023.

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.

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a statement.“The extension, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will enable Mr. Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives of this administration,” Onanuga said.