WAEC Appoints Nigeria’s Amos Dangut as New Registrar and CEO

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer for a five-year term running from October 2026 to September 2031.

According to an official statement issued on Thursday by Demianus G. Ojijeogu, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters in Accra, Dangut assumed office on October 1, 2026, as the 14th Registrar to the international examination body.

A Nigerian national, Dangut previously served as the Head of the WAEC Nigeria National Office from October 2023 until September 2026.

His appointment was formally ratified by Council, WAEC’s international governing board, during its 74th Annual Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2026.

Dangut succeeds Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia, who previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the examination council.