WAEC appoints Dangut as new Head of National Office
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Dangut as its new Head of National Office (HNO).
Until his appointment as council’s head, he was the Deputy Registrar of the office of the HNO.
His appointment came on the heels of the expiration of the tenure of the council’s immediate past HNO, Mr Patrick Areghan.
The appointment is contained in a statement by Mrs Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, issued to journalists on Monday in Lagos.
Areghan, who bowed out of office on Oct. 1, came on board as HNO on March 5, 2020.
Adesina said he joined the council in 1998 as an Assistant Registrar (AR) II and rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar in April 2018.
She said that Dangut won the Nigeria Examinations Committee’s (NEC) commendation for transparent conduct of examination between 2000 and 2006.
“He served as an Assistant Registrar/Subject Officer of Examinations Security and Deputy to the branch Controller, Uyo office, between Januarys.
“2005 and January 2008, Senior Assistant Registrar/Head of Examinations Security and Deputy to the branch Controller, Bauchi office between January 2008 to December 2011.
“Dangut was also Senior Assistant Registrar/Branch Controller Yola office, between December 2011 to January 2019 and Deputy Registrar/Controller Post Examinations Department between January 2019 to October 2020.
“He was also the Deputy Registrar/Zonal Coordinator, Ikeja Zonal Office,” she said.
The recently appointed Head of the National Examination Board (NEB) has been praised for her innovative use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in improving test development, administration, and post-test activities over the past 25 years.
In addition to her impressive track record, the appointee, Dangut, is also a respected scholar with multiple educational publications in both international and national journals.
She has further showcased her expertise by delivering keynote speeches and presenting papers at various international and national conferences. Notably, Dangut is an active member of both the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) and the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM).
