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Dr. Iyi Uwadiae has officially announced his exit as the Registrar of West African Examinations Council (WAEC), having
served meritoriously for seven years in that capacity.
He made this disclosure at WAEC headquarters in Ghana and as well informed education correspondents about the development on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 via an ICT driven video conference call which successfully connected Ghana, Gambia and Nigeria simultaneously.
Fielding questions from journalists who were sitted in Lagos, Dr Uyi stated that the new Registrar would fully take charge on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, but declined to mention the successor’s name.
Dr. Uwadiae formally assumed office on Monday, October 1, 2012 as the 12th Registrar to WAEC having succeeded Alhaja (Mrs.) Mulikat Bello, whose five-year tenure as Registrar ended in September 2012.
The outgoing Registrar holds the National Certificate of Education (NCE) of the University of Lagos, B.Ed (Mathematics) from the University of Benin, M.Ed and Ph.D (Educational Evaluation) from the University of Ibadan. He worked as a teacher of Mathematics at various institutions and levels of education in Nigeria and rose to the position of Head of Mathematics Department at the College of Education, Benin.
He joined the service of WAEC on November 1, 1985 as an Assistant Registrar and served the Council in various positions of trust and responsibility as he rose through the ranks. He was promoted Deputy Registrar in 2003 and elevated to the headship of the Council’s Research Division and Headquarters Office, Lagos in 2005. He was subsequently appointed the Head of Nigeria National Office of the Council in 2008, a position he held till September 2012.
He is an accomplished researcher and administrator, and has played frontline roles in the intellectual activities of the Council in the West African Sub-region. He has presented papers at various educational conferences, seminars and workshops within and outside the Sub-region. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management.
