Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Amos Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, while Suleiman Kum has been named Head of the Nigeria National Office.

Mr Dangut, who previously headed WAEC's Nigeria National Office, assumed office as Registrar in October 2026, while Mr Kum succeeded him as Head of the Nigeria office.

The appointments were announced in separate statements by WAEC spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina.

According to the council, Mr Dangut succeeds Pateh Bah of The Gambia and will serve a five-year term until September 2031.

WAEC said its International Governing Board ratified Mr Dangut's appointment at its 74th Annual Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in March.

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