A Nigerian man has emerged the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in the midst of his birthday anniversary.
He is Dr Amos Josiah Dangut, before now, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the council from October 2023 until September 2026.
He is on the Board of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, AEAA as the Regional Representative of the West African Sub-region on the Executive .
He is a Fellow of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria, STAN, and member of the Nigeria Institute of Management, NIM
Dangut who was born on October 2, 1967 succeeds Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia.
A statement on Thursday by the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Demianus G. Ojijeogu, said Dangut, will serve a five-year tenure from October 2026 to September 2031.
His appointment was ratified by Council, the international governing board of WAEC, at its 74th Annual Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2026. He assumed office as the 14th Registrar to Council on October 1, 2026.
The new registrar and CEO of the apex examination regulation body in West Coast of Africa holds a Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production (1991), Master of Science in Animal Science (1994), Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science (2017), and Master of Education in Administration and Planning (2020).He began his career in education in 1994 at St. Louis College, Jos, where he served as a WAEC examiner before joining the Council in 1998.
He is regarded as an experienced developer and administrator, who has served in the following capacities before now:
- Assistant Registrar
- Test Development Division, Ogba, Lagos
- Head of Examinations Security and Deputy Branch Controller, Uyo and Bauchi
- Branch Controller, Yola; Controller, Post-Examinations Department;
- Zonal Coordinator, Ikeja; and
- Deputy Registrar, Head of National Office.
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His over 20 years’ experience was characterized by amongst others, the rollout of Computer-Based WASSCE, serialisation of question papers and introduction of a Digital Electronic Marking System.
He also oversaw the Digital Certificate Portal, WAEC E-Study Platform, Digital Records Archive, and systems for examination logistics and monitoring of examiners.
During his career, he received commendation from the Nigeria Examinations Committee for his handling of examination matters from 2000 to 2006, and an Award for Meritorious Service from the Ondo State Government during his NYSC year.
He has served on the boards of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NERDC, Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board, JUPEB, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and Grange Educational Foundation, and represented WAEC at the Joint Consultative Committee on Education and the National Council on Education.
Further checks show that the new WAEC boss is an erudite scholar with many publications to his credit.
The Eagle reports that many people may see his emergence in the midst of his birthday anniversary may indeed be a good omen for the office.
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