WAEC Appoints Suleiman Kum as Nigeria National Office Head
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Suleiman Kum as the new Head of its Nigeria National Office (HNO). This announcement was made by Moyosola Adesina, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC Nigeria, in a statement issued on a Sunday in Lagos.
Kum has been with WAEC for over two decades, having joined on July 17, 1998, as Assistant Registrar II and advancing to Senior Deputy Registrar in 2024. Before his current role, he served as Deputy Registrar in the HNO’s office.
Throughout his career at WAEC, he has held various positions, including Director of Administration and Zonal Coordinator in Port Harcourt and Ikeja. His contributions include implementing technological innovations such as Variable Data Printing and facial recognition biometric devices.
Born on October 16, 1970, in Minna, Niger State, Kum holds a Bachelor of Agriculture and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. He succeeds Amos Dangut, who became Head of the Nigeria National Office in October 2023 and is now WAEC’s Registrar and CEO as of October 1, 2026.
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