339 students bag First Class from Nigerian private university

At the 19th Convocation ceremony held on Friday in Ota, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, announced that 339 students earned First Class Honours for the 2023/2024 academic session.

He revealed that a total of 1,456 students graduated this year, comprising 339 First Class graduates, 762 Second Class Upper Honours, 330 Second Class Lower, 25 Third Class, and 151 postgraduate degree recipients.

Sanni Oluwademilade, a graduate from the Department of Industrial Mathematics in the College of Mathematics, achieved the highest distinction as the best-graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.99.

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“The release of Eagles 2024 will join our network of over 24,000 Covenant Eagles, who are already soaring globally, building the old wastes and raising the former desolations,” Adebayo stated. “The University is immensely grateful to God as another cohort of new generation leaders are being unleashed in the ecosphere as agents of positive change in our nation, continent, and the world.”

Adebayo also noted that Covenant University has been recognized by Higher Times Education in the World Universities Ranking 2025 as the top university in Nigeria and the leading institution in West Africa.

Chancellor David Oyedepo expressed that the university’s mission has always been to deliver quality education that helps young individuals avoid lifelong crises. “From the onset, there was an understanding that Covenant University was heading to become one of the best in the world. No wonder it has been an award-winning university almost since its inception. As you know, we are one of the most subscribed private universities in Nigeria today, to the glory of God,” he remarked.

He emphasized the university’s commitment to addressing character issues among youth and its role as a solution-oriented institution.

In his address, Bishop David Abioye, Pro-Chancellor of the university, encouraged the graduates to practice patience in all their future endeavors. In a speech titled “Necessity of Patience,” he stated that the institution has equipped them to become leaders, urging them to enter society as change-makers.

Abioye advised the graduates to seek solutions to the challenges facing their communities and to aspire to soar like eagles.