The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as the Head of Nigeria’s National Office.
Dangut succeeds Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan who just retired.
According to a statement signed by WAEC’s Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyo Adesina, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut was born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State
He attended Government Secondary School at Riyom (1981 to 1983) and Government Science School, Kuru (1983 to 1986), where he obtained his WASC/SC in 1986), both in Plateau State.
Dangut then proceeded to the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, where he bagged a Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production in 1991.
After he had obtained a Bachelor’s Degree,
, he proceeded further to undertake some studies leading to the awards of Master of Science in Animal Science in April 1994 from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Doctor of Philosophy (Animal Science, 2017), from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and also a Master of Education (Administration and Planning) in 2020 from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
He joined the services of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 1998 as an Assistant Registrar (AR) II and rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar in April 2018. He won the Nigeria Examinations Committee’s (NEC) commendation for transparent conduct of examination between 2000 and 2006.
Adesina further stated that Dr. Amos Dangut had 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.
The spokesperson went on to explain that in the past twenty-five years, Dr. Dangut has leveraged Information and Communications Technology to innovatively improve processes in Test Development, Test Administration and Post Test Activities.
The new helmsman is reputed to be a bright 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.
Dangut is also an active member of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) and the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM).
Until his appointment as the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, according to the statement, Dr. Dangut was the Deputy Registrar at the HNO’s Office.
