WAEC appoints Nigeria’s Amos Dangut as Registrar and CEO for five-year term

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr Amos Dangut, Head of its Nigerian National Office, as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a five-year term. This appointment, effective October 1, 2026, replaces Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia. Dangut, born on October 2, 1967, joined WAEC in 1998 and has held several positions within the organization, including Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar, Deputy Registrar, and Deputy Registrar/Controller.

He became Head of the Nigerian National Office on October 2, 2023, where he implemented various initiatives to enhance examination delivery, security, integrity, and efficiency. These measures included the introduction of Computer-Based WASSCE, serialisation of question papers, and the implementation of a Digital Electronic Marking System.

Dangut holds several academic degrees, including a Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science, and has published in international and national journals. He has also represented WAEC in various education policy forums and is a Fellow of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria.