In a move aimed at ensuring continuity and completing key reforms, President Bola Tinubu has approved a further six-month extension for the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. The decision was announced on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, a presidential media aide.
Adeniyi’s previous one-year extension, granted in 2025, was set to expire on August 1, 2026. The new extension will keep him in office until February 2027. According to Onanuga, the additional time is intended to allow Adeniyi to solidify the implementation of the National Single Window initiative and facilitate a smooth leadership transition within the Nigeria Customs Service.
During this period, Adeniyi, in collaboration with the NCS Board, will oversee the promotion of qualified officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs. Additionally, the service will enforce the compulsory retirement of officers who have reached 60 years of age or completed 35 years of service.
Adeniyi began his career with the Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 1980s.