The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has appointed Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan as the new Head of National Office(HNO) in Nigeria.
Areghan succeeds Mr. Olutise Isaac Adenipekun who retired from the services of the Council on March 5, 2020.
The new HNO (equivalent of CEO), according to a statement sent to The Legend by the council’s Head of Public Affairs Department, Damianus Ojijeogu, hails from Egbele, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State.
He attended Egbele Primary School Uromi, Edo State from 1968 to 1973; Esan Grammar School, Uromi from 1973 to 1978. He graduated from the University of Benin in 1983 summa cum laude with a B. Sc. (Hons) Degree in Political Science.
He also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Benin in 1989.
In addition, he holds a Masters Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and is a Fellow of the Corporate Governance Professionals of Nigeria (FCGP).
He joined the services of The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in October, 1989 as an Assistant Registrar II and rose through the ranks to become Senior Deputy Registrar in April, 2018.
Areghan has also attended many training courses and conferences within and outside Nigeria and has presented several papers at some of those conferences as well as at other fora.
He assumed office as the Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Thursday, March 5, 2020.
Until his appointment as Head of National Office, he was the Head of Test Administration Division, WAEC, Nigeria.
Mr. Areghan is a Christian, married with children.