Nigerian education administrator Dr Amos Josiah Dangut has assumed office as the 14th Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Dangut took over on October 1, 2026, for a five-year tenure running until September 2031. He succeeds Pateh Bah of The Gambia. His appointment was ratified by WAEC’s International Governing Board at its 74th Annual Meeting in Accra in March 2026.
Before his appointment, Dangut served as Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office from October 2023 to September 2026. He joined the council in 1998 after beginning his professional career at St Louis College, Jos, where he worked as an examiner.
Over more than two decades at WAEC, Dangut held several positions, including branch controller in Yola, deputy registrar and controller of the Post-Examinations Department, and zonal coordinator of the Ikeja Zonal Office.
During his tenure as Nigeria’s national office head, he oversaw initiatives including the rollout of Computer-Based WASSCE, serialisation of question papers and a Digital Electronic Marking System.
Dangut holds degrees in Agriculture, Animal Science and Education Administration and Planning.
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