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WAEC appoints Amos Dangut as registrar for five year tenure

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The West African Examinations Council has appointed Amos Dangut as its new registrar and chief executive officer. He will serve from October 2026 to September 2031, succeeding Pateh Bah.

What the institution said

  • WAEC appointed Amos Dangut as registrar and chief executive officer for five years from October 2026 to September 2031.

    “The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Nigerian Amos Dangut as its new registrar/chief executive officer for a five-year tenure, from October 2026 to September 2031”

  • The appointment was announced on Friday, October 2, in a statement.

    “made this known on Friday, October 2, in a statement made available to BusinessDay”

  • Dangut assumed office as the 14th registrar to council on October 1, 2026.

    “he assumed office as the 14th registrar to council on October 1, 2026”

  • Council ratified his appointment at its 74th Annual Meeting held in March 2026.

    “ratified his appointment as registrar to council at its 74th Annual Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2026”

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Published by the institution on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:47:58 +0000. We summarise and link; we do not reproduce their notice.

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