Meet Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, the New Customs Boss

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday approved the appointment of Mr. Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service.

Adeniyi replaces Col. Hameed Ali.

Adeniyi joined the Nigeria Customs Service over three decades ago, and had served the Customs in different capacities, including being the longest-serving National Public Relations Officer of Customs from June 2003 to May 2011.

He also served as Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College Gwagwalada, Abuja.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in June 1987 and a Master of Arts in Communication Science in November 2013 from the Universitaire Svizzera D’Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland.

DCG Adeniyi has many awards to his name and was also conferred with the National Honour of Member of the Order of Federal Republic (MFR) by former President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2022.