Customs
Adeniyi Secures Six Months Extension in Office NCS CG
By Stella Okocha
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted a six-month tenure extension to Adewale Bashir Adeniyi as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
CGC Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026, but due to recent development, the six months extension will last until February 2027.
According to the press statement released from the Statehouse, from the office of the Special Adviser to the President, on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,, the extension is to enable the NCS boss to consolidate the implementation of the National Single Window and ensure an orderly succession in the service.
“During the transition period, Adeniyi, working with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, will ensure the promotion of eligible officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs and the compulsory retirement of officers who have attained 60 years of age or have served 35 years”, the statement reads.
Adeniyi joined the Nigeria Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University, and has rose through the ranks, becoming Deputy Comptroller in 2012, Comptroller in 2017, Assistant Comptroller General in 2020, Acting Deputy Comptroller-General in January 2023, before his appointment by President Tinubu in June 2023 as the Comptroller General.
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