ACCRA, GHANA– The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed the Head of its Nigerian National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, as its new Registrar and Ceo.
The appointment, which took effect on October 1, 2026, is for a five-year term ending in September 2031. Dangut is successful Pateh Bah of The Gambia.
Appointment and profession
The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters in Accra, Ghana, Damianus Ojijeogu, revealed the appointment in a declaration.
Dangut’s consultation was ratified by the International Governing Board of WAEC at its 74th Yearly Meeting kept in Accra in March 2026. He ended up being the 14th Registrar of the local assessment body.
Born upon October 2, 1967, Dangut holds a Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production, a Master of Science in Animal Science, a Physician of Viewpoint in Animal Science and a Master of Education in Administration and Planning.
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He began his expert career in education in 1994 at St Louis College, Jos, where he worked as a WAEC inspector before joining the council in 1998.
Given that joining WAEC, Dangut has actually served in different capacities, including Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Deputy Registrar/Controller throughout the council’s headquarters and branch offices.
He became Head of the Nigerian National Workplace on October 2, 2023, a position he held up until he was appointed Registrar.
Digital assessment reforms
According to WAEC, Dangut promoted numerous efforts aimed at strengthening evaluation shipment, security, stability and performance during his period as Head of the Nigerian National Workplace.
These included the rollout of Computer-Based WASSCE, serialisation of concern documents and the introduction of a Digital Electronic Marking System.
He also oversaw the Digital Certificate Portal, WAEC E-Study Platform, Digital Records Archive and systems for evaluation logistics, schedule management and monitoring examiners’ attendance.
WAEC stated Dangut has more than twenty years of experience in test advancement, administration and post-examination activities, with considerable use of information and interactions innovation to enhance examination processes.
Academic and professional engagements
The brand-new WAEC Registrar has actually served on the governing boards of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Joint Universities Initial Evaluations Board (JUPEB) and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
He has actually also represented WAEC at education policy online forums, including the Joint Consultative Committee on Education and the National Council on Education.
Dangut is a scholar with publications in national and international journals and has actually taken part in numerous national and global conferences and forums.
He presently acts as the Regional Representative of the West African sub-region on the Executive Board of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).
He is likewise a Fellow of the Science Educators Association of Nigeria (STAN) and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).
Dangut presumes the leadership of WAEC as the council continues to expand using digital innovations in examination administration across the West African sub-region.