Customs Chief Adeniyi to Receive International Humanitarian Award for Social Impact Initiatives By okwo romeon

 

Abuja – The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, is set to receive the 2026 International Humanitarian Award in recognition of his leadership and the service's expanding humanitarian interventions across Nigeria

The award, presented by the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA), will be conferred during the organisation's commemoration of World Humanitarian Day on 20 August in Abuja. Adeniyi will be honoured alongside other African leaders and humanitarians recognised for their contributions to social development and humanitarian causes.

The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by a UTA delegation to the Nigeria Customs Service headquarters in Abuja, where the organisation's Country President, Ambassador Princess Abigail Amalaha, formally informed the Comptroller-General of the honour.



Amalaha said the International Humanitarian Award recognises Africans whose leadership, policies and interventions have made a measurable difference to the lives of vulnerable people within their communities and beyond.

She said Adeniyi's nomination was driven largely by the Nigeria Customs Service's Customs Cares corporate social responsibility programme, which has expanded the agency's role beyond revenue generation and border management.

According to her, the initiative has delivered food and relief materials to vulnerable communities, organised medical outreach programmes, supported internally displaced persons and orphanages through educational interventions, and implemented empowerment schemes targeting women and young people across the country.

"Dr Adeniyi has demonstrated that a revenue agency can also be a humanitarian institution. The Customs Cares initiative has brought relief to thousands of Nigerians and redefined the Service's relationship with host communities," Amalaha said.

Responding, Adeniyi described the recognition as both an honour and an encouragement to deepen the Service's humanitarian engagement.

"I am deeply humbled by this honour. It will spur the Nigeria Customs Service to do more for humanity. We remain committed not only to securing our borders and facilitating trade, but also to supporting vulnerable Nigerians and promoting human dignity. I commend UTA for the important work it is doing to alleviate the suffering of the less privileged," he said.

The World Humanitarian Day event will also feature a keynote lecture titled Breaking the Cycle: Achieving Lasting Solutions to Humanitarian Crises in Africa and Beyond, to be delivered by a development and humanitarian expert.

UTA will also unveil its flagship intervention, the UTA Social Centre, a community-based facility designed to provide vocational training, healthcare support and welfare services for vulnerable groups.

Delegates from several countries are expected to attend the ceremony, including a delegation from UTA's headquarters in Geneva led by the organisation's Global Secretary-General, Ambassador Dr Eya Essif.

UTA is an international non-governmental organisation with Special Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Established in 1982, the organisation promotes peace, sustainable development and North-South cooperation through partnerships with governments, civil society organisations and international institutions, with a focus on women, young people, refugees and internally displaced persons.

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