President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as the substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
This was contained in a statement by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey on Friday.
Adeniyi had earlier been appointed as Customs CG by the President in acting capacity on June 19, 2023.
The statement read: “His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the confirmation of the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi (MFR) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service.
“The appointment takes effect from 19th October, 2023 and his tenure is in accordance with the extant provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR).
“The President tasks him to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new assignment”.
