President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the tenure of Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, whose current term was due to expire on August 31, 2025.

The extension was announced in a statement issued Thursday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, the extension will allow Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete key initiatives of the Tinubu administration. These include the modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, implementation of the National Single Window Project, and fulfilment of Nigeria’s commitments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol.

Onanuga noted that President Tinubu recognises Adeniyi’s “steadfast leadership and commitment to service,” adding that “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 substantive Comptroller-General in October 2023, following his earlier appointment in an acting capacity after the retirement of former CG Hameed Ali in June 2023.