The Nigerian Office, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has appointed a new Head, Olutise Isaac Adenipekun who will be relieving the out-going Head, Charles Eguridu who has retired from the services
of the Council.
In a statement signed by the Council’s Public Affairs Officer, Demianus Ojijeogu ,a copy of which was made available to Daily Trust in Lagos, Adenipekun was said to have been promoted to Deputy
Registrar status in 2011.
"Mr. Adenipekun who hails from Ere-Ijesa, Ilesa in the present day Osun State was born on March 5th, 1960. He attended St. Stephen Primary School, Ere-Ijesa and Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School, Ijebu-Jesa.
He graduated from the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) in 1983 with a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Political Science.
"He also obtained an M.Sc degree in International Relations from the same university in 1987 and in 2012 he got a Masters in Public Administration (M.P.A) in Management of Educational Institutions from
the Lagos State University, Ojo.
"He joined the services of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on October 3rd, 1989 as an Assistant Registrar II. He rose through the ranks to become Senior Assistant Registrar in 2000 and a Principal Assistant Registrar in 2005. He was promoted to the rank of a Deputy Registrar in 2011," the statement read.
Mr. Adenipekun is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria (FCAI) and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM). He has also attended several professional and management courses both in Nigeria and overseas.
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