He said the institution had received recognitions nationally and
internationally.
Eighty two students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, on
Friday bagged first class degrees at its 2013/12014 convocation.
The Chancellor of the University, David Oyedepo, disclosed this
at the 9th convocation and the conferment of honorary
doctorate degrees and presentation of prizes to deserving
students and eminent citizens.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 1,429 students
comprising 1,334 undergraduates and 95 post graduates
received various degrees during the convocation.
In addition to the 82 students that bagged first class honours,
594 bagged second class upper division honours, 531 bagged
second class lower division honours while 127 bagged third
class honours.
Mr. Oyedepo said that the institution in its 12 years of
existence had maintained a culture of excellence in education
and this had produced significant results.
He said the institution had received recognitions nationally and
internationally.
He said that for two years running, first class graduates of the
institution emerged tops in the Presidential Special Scholarship
Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID) in Nigeria
(2013 and 2014).
“Our graduates are recognised all over the world while most of
them have gained postgraduate admissions to world-class
universities where they stamped their indelible footprints in the
academia and the world,” Mr. Oyedepo said.
He urged the Federal Government to partner with the nation’s
universities to provide solution to the security challenges in
the country.
He said that the only way the Nigerian universities could be
relevant in solving societal problems was to continue to carry
out researches that would resolve political and cultural
challenges.
Chance Ayo, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, said that the
university was committed to producing quality graduates for
accelerated national development.

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