President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a final six-month tenure extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi.
The extension, which takes effect after the expiration of his current tenure on August 1, 2026, will run until February 2027.
According to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the extension is intended to enable Adeniyi to consolidate the implementation of the National Single Window initiative and ensure a smooth leadership transition within the Customs Service.
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During the six-month period, Adeniyi will work closely with the Nigeria Customs Service Board to oversee the promotion of qualified officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs and facilitate the mandatory retirement of officers who have reached the age of 60 or completed 35 years of service.
Adeniyi began his career in the Nigeria Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 1980s. He steadily advanced through the ranks, becoming Deputy Comptroller in 2012, Comptroller in 2017, Assistant Comptroller-General in 2020, and Acting Deputy Comptroller-General in January 2023.
President Tinubu appointed him Comptroller-General of Customs in June 2023, a position he has held while leading reforms aimed at modernizing customs operations and enhancing trade facilitation.
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The latest extension is expected to provide continuity in the implementation of key reforms while creating room for an orderly succession process within the Nigeria Customs Service.