The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Dantani Wushishi, has been elected Vice-President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa.
Nigeria, through NECO, has also secured the right to host the 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja.
The decisions were endorsed by the AEAA General Assembly at the association’s 42nd Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania, according to a statement signed by NECO’s acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani.
The development, according to NECO, reflects growing recognition of Nigeria’s role in educational assessment amid increasing digital transformation and the integration of artificial intelligence into testing and certification.
Wushishi’s election follows his service on the AEAA Executive Council as the representative of the West African sub-region.
Since becoming NECO Registrar in 2021, Wushishi has overseen reforms aimed at modernising examination administration, expanding the council’s technological infrastructure and strengthening its international presence.
NECO said its examinations are now conducted in eight foreign countries.
The 2027 AEAA Conference will be held in Abuja from August 16 to 20, 2027.
The conference is expected to bring together policymakers, researchers, examination administrators and education experts from across Africa, providing Nigeria with an opportunity to showcase reforms in educational assessment.
Wushishi, who was born on April 5, 1965, in Wushishi, Niger State, is a scholar of Science Education with a specialisation in Chemistry Education.
Before his appointment as NECO Registrar, he had an academic career at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and the Federal University of Technology, Minna, where he held several positions, including Head of Department, Postgraduate Coordinator and Sub-Dean.
President Bola Tinubu reappointed Wushishi as NECO Registrar earlier in 2026.
His first appointment as NECO Registrar was made by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021.
Wushishi has also served as Head of the Department of Science Education at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, and held various academic leadership positions at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.
NECO said the latest developments in Tanzania further strengthen Nigeria’s position within Africa’s educational assessment community and its ambition to play a leading role in the continent’s evolving examination sector.