The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been elected Vice President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).
In a related development, NECO has been granted the right to host the 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja, Nigeria.
The two decisions were endorsed by the AEAA General Assembly at the just-concluded 42nd Conference of the association in Arusha, Tanzania.
The developments are seen as further recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in educational assessment, particularly amid the increasing adoption of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in testing and certification.
Professor Wushishi’s election follows his service on the AEAA Executive Council as representative of the West African sub-region.
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Since he was appointed NECO Registrar in 2021, he has overseen reforms aimed at modernising examination administration, strengthening the council’s technological infrastructure and expanding its international presence.
Under his leadership, NECO examinations are now conducted in eight foreign countries, extending the council’s reach beyond Nigeria.
The 2027 AEAA Conference, scheduled to be held in Abuja from August 16 to 20, 2027, is expected to provide an opportunity for Nigeria to showcase its reforms in educational assessment.
It will also bring together policymakers, researchers, examination administrators and education experts from across Africa to discuss emerging trends and challenges in educational assessment.
Professor Wushishi, who was born on April 5, 1965, in Wushishi, Niger State, is a scholar of Science Education with specialisation in Chemistry Education.
Before becoming NECO Registrar, he built an academic career at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and the Federal University of Technology, Minna, where he held several leadership positions, including Head of Department, Postgraduate Coordinator and Sub-Dean.
His reappointment as NECO Registrar by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier this year was widely regarded as an endorsement of the technological and administrative reforms implemented under his leadership.
The latest developments in Arusha further strengthen Nigeria’s position within Africa’s educational assessment community and highlight the country’s growing role in shaping the future of examinations and certification across the continent.
