The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to impacting lives beyond revenue generation and border enforcement with the commissioning of renovated classrooms, toilets and a solar-powered borehole at Malam Alhassan Primary School in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Adeniyi said the project symbolised the agency’s resolve to strengthen community relations and contribute meaningfully to national development, particularly in peaceful border communities like Maigatari.
He urged residents and beneficiaries to make judicious use of the facilities to secure a brighter future for their children.
The Comptroller-General explained that the intervention was part of the Service’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, which also included the renovation of a health facility in the area.
In her remarks zonal coordinator Nigeria Custom Service zone NP Umoh said the transformative leadership of Adeniyi, Corporate Social Responsibility had emerged as one of the Service’s major pillars. She recalled that the CSR unit was inaugurated in March 2025 in Wuse, Abuja, in alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
She stated that the CSR initiatives encompass the provision of scholarships, construction and renovation of classroom blocks, drilling of boreholes, distribution of food items and other community-based projects.
According to her, since the inception of the programme, several projects had been executed across the Service’s operational jurisdictions nationwide.
As part of the intervention at Malam Alhassan Primary School, over 1,800 units of educational materials were distributed to pupils to enhance teaching and learning.
The Comptroller in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility, Comptroller NP Ibrahim, said the “Customs Care” initiative reflects the Service’s vision of extending its mandate beyond revenue collection to social impact.
She added that the facilities provided would help bridge critical gaps in the education sector and assured that the CSR unit would remain steadfast in sustaining and expanding the initiative to benefit more communities.
In their goodwill messages, Chairman of Maigatari Local Government Area, Usman Na’Allah, and community leader, Alhaji Isa Dangalan, commended the Nigeria Customs Service for the gesture.
Governor, Umar Namadi who was represented by the Commissioner for Budget, Alhaji Babangida Umar Gantsa also expressed appreciation, describing the intervention as a welcome complement to government’s efforts in improving educational infrastructure in the state.
Usman Mohammed Zaria
