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BREAKING: Amos Dangut Appointed As WAEC Head

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Dr Amos Josiah Dangut has been appointed as the Head of the Nigeria National Office by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

Dangut’s appointment follows the end of the tenure of Patrick Areghan as WAEC head.

Dangut, who previously served as the Deputy Registrar/HNO’s office, has a long history with WAEC, having joined the organization in 1998 as an Assistant Registrar II.

Over the years, he has risen through the ranks and became a Deputy Registrar in April 2018.

A statement issued by WAEC read:

“He served as an Assistant Registrar/Subject Officer, Test Development Division, WAEC, Lagos (July 1998 – January 2005); Senior Assistant Registrar/Head of Examinations Security and Deputy to the Branch Controller, Uyo Branch Office (January 2005 – January 2008); Senior Assistant Registrar/Head of Examinations Security and Deputy to the Branch Controller, Bauchi Branch Office (January 2008 – December 2011); Senior Assistant Registrar/Branch Controller, Yola Branch office (December 2011 – January 2019); Deputy Registrar/Controller, Post Examinations Department (January 2019 – October, 2020); Deputy Registrar/Zonal Coordinator, Ikeja Zonal Office.

“Dangut was born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State. He attended Government Secondary School, Riyom (1981 to 1983) and Government Science School, Kuru (1983 to 1986), where he obtained his WASC/SC in 1986), both in Plateau State; from there, he proceeded to the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, where he bagged the award of Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production in 1991.

“For the past 25 years, he has leveraged Information and Communications Technology to innovatively improve processes in Test Development, Test Administration and Post Test Activities.

“Dangut is an astute scholar with various educational publications in international and national journals. He has also presented numerous keynotes and other papers at international and national conferences/fora.”

Notably, the new WAEC Boss received a commendation from the Nigeria Examinations Committee, NEC for his transparent conduct of examinations between 2000 and 2006.

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