The founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has revealed what led to the establishment of the Covenant University.
Recall that Bishop Oyedepo is the Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Regents of the prestigious varsity.
In his speech on Friday in Ogun state at the 19th Convocation of the Covenant University, Bishop Oyedepo noted that the institution came to be after he had understudied at least nine world-class foreign universities, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Caltech, MIT, Stanford, Duke, and Dartmouth universities.
“While nothing was copied, a lot of inspiration was drawn from those studies, which eventually led to the crafting of our core values, making our products very unique.
“My passion came alive to provide an alternative education, in terms of quality, that would rescue these young individuals from lifelong crises,” the revered cleric said.
It is worth noting that Covenant University was recently ranked 1st in Nigeria and 6th in West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa by the Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking 2025.
A total of 339 students from Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State, were recently awarded First-Class degrees in the latest academic session.
During the 19th convocation ceremony, which included the conferment of First and Higher Degrees and the distribution of awards in Ota, the Registrar, Regina Tobi-David, shared this information.
The theme of this year’s convocation, “Release of Eagles for 2024,” marked the graduation of 1,607 students, comprising 1,456 undergraduates and 151 postgraduates.
In her remarks, Regina highlighted that this achievement marked the institution’s first-ever record of a First-Class degree.
This announcement came shortly after the private university was recognized as the top university in Nigeria for 2024 by the Times Higher Education Rankings.
