Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has graduated 371 students with First Class honours at its 21st convocation ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Timothy Anake, disclosed this on Friday during the ceremony, which featured the award of first and higher degrees and the presentation of prizes to outstanding graduates.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the university graduated 1,843 students, comprising 1,655 undergraduates and 188 postgraduate students.
Of the graduates, 926 earned Second Class Upper degrees, 345 obtained Second Class Lower, while 13 graduated with Third Class honours.
Miss Etta Queendolin of the Department of Computer Engineering emerged as the overall best graduating student, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.99.
Anake described the performance as a reflection of the students’ determination, the dedication of the university’s faculty and the institution’s commitment to academic excellence.
He reaffirmed the university’s commitment to producing graduates capable of competing in the labour market, creating jobs, building businesses, advancing research and contributing to society.
The Chancellor, Dr David Oyedepo, urged the graduates to become problem-solvers, saying the world needed people who could identify challenges and take practical steps to address them. He also advised them to discover and remain committed to their purpose in life.
Similarly, the Pro-Chancellor, Mrs Faith Oyedepo, encouraged the graduates to keep learning, develop their skills and create solutions to challenges facing humanity. She urged them to make a global impact by starting at the local level and to stand for the truth despite pressure to compromise.
