WAEC Names Dangut As New Country Head

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr Amos Josiah Dangut as the head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO).

He succeeds Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan who completed an innovative revolution in the West African examination body with digital certificates and a platform for research.

In a statement signed and released by acting head of public affairs, WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, the new head of national office is to consolidate on the gains of the previous administration led by Patrick Areghan.

Dangut is an astute scholar with various educational publications in international and national journals having joined WAEC in 1998 as an assistant registrar (AR) II and rose through the ranks to become a deputy registrar in April 2018.

Until his appointment as the head of the Nigeria National Office, Dangut was the deputy registrar/HNO’s Office.

He was born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos local government area of Plateau State.

He had his first degree in Animal Production in 1991 at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State; Master’s of Science in Animal Science in April 1994 from the University of Ibadan, Doctor of Philosophy (Animal Science, 2017) from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and finally, Master of Education (Administration and Planning) in 2020 from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).