By Kayode Olopade
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, on his birthday, praising his leadership and far-reaching reforms at the nation’s apex revenue agency.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President commended Adedeji for introducing innovative ideas, adopting global best practices, automating revenue systems and strengthening staff capacity since assuming office.
President Tinubu described the NRS chairman’s stewardship as visionary, noting that his efforts have helped to restructure and align Nigeria’s revenue architecture in line with national economic objectives.
“I salute the NRS Chairman for his visionary and charismatic dedication in restructuring, aligning and managing the revenue profile of the country,” the President said.
He highlighted Adedeji’s historic achievement of meeting the nation’s budget revenue targets by the third quarter of 2025, a feat he said had contributed significantly to economic stability and growth.
The President also lauded Adedeji’s role in the successful adoption of the National Single Window, a transformative federal digital platform designed to streamline import and export processes, improve transparency and drastically reduce cargo clearance time from 21 days to about one week.
According to the President, the initiative has strengthened trade facilitation while boosting government revenue and investor confidence.
Dr Adedeji, an accomplished economist and administrator, previously served as a senior management staff member at Procter & Gamble, Commissioner for Finance in Oyo State, and Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council, where he established the National Sugar Institute.
He also served as Special Adviser to the President on Revenue before his appointment as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in September 2023.
President Tinubu prayed for God’s continued guidance for Adedeji, wishing him good health, wisdom and strength to sustain his service to the nation.
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