Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut has assumed the role of Head of the Nigeria National Office at the West African Examinations Council.
Patrick Areghan’s tenure as Head ends this month, with Dangut stepping in as his successor.
WAEC, in a statement made public on Monday, disclosed that Dangut held the position of Deputy Registrar/HNO’s office prior to his appointment
The statement provided insight into his career, stating that he entered WAEC’s service as an Assistant Registrar II in 1998 and, in April 2018, reached the position of Deputy Registrar.
Between 2000 and 2006, he was honoured by the Nigeria Examinations Committee for his exemplary conduct in managing examinations transparently.
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It partly reads, ‘He 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.’
His profile read further, ‘Dangut was born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State. He attended Government Secondary School, Riyom (1981 to 1983) and Government Science School, Kuru (1983 to 1986), where he obtained his WASC/SC in 1986), both in Plateau State; from there, he proceeded to the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, where he bagged the award of Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production in 1991.’
The statement proceeded, ‘For the past 25 years, he has leveraged Information and Communications Technology to innovatively improve processes in Test Development, Test Administration and Post Test Activities.’
‘Dangut is an astute 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.’