A total of \u201c371 students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, graduated with First Class honours degrees at the institution\u2019s 2026 convocation on Friday.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Timothy Anake, disclosed this during the university\u2019s 21st convocation ceremony for the award of first and higher degrees and presentation of prizes to deserving graduates in Ota.\n<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the university graduated \u201c1,843 students, comprising 1,655 undergraduates and 188 postgraduates, for the 2025\/2026 academic session.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe breakdown showed that 371 students earned First Class honours, 926 bagged Second Class Upper, 345 finished with Second Class Lower, while 13 graduated with Third Class.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Etta Queendolin of the Department of Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, emerged as the overall best graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.99,\u201dit stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis accomplishment reflects the determination of our students, the dedication of the faculty and the university\u2019s unwavering commitment to academic excellence,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Anake reiterated the university\u2019s commitment to producing graduates who could compete effectively in the labour market, create employment opportunities, build enterprises, advance research and contribute meaningfully to society.<\/p>\n
The Chancellor of the institution, Dr David Oyedepo, said the world was not looking for storytellers or entertainers, but problem-solvers.\n<\/p>\n
Oyedepo noted that life remained meaningless without a discovered purpose, urging the graduating students to avoid becoming wandering stars and to excel in their chosen fields. <\/p>\n
\u201cRefuse to wander away from God-ordained place because displacement can be pitiable.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t wait to see problems solved; but take steps to solve problems,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
According to the chancellor, widespread problems implied opportunities everywhere that graduands could leverage.\n<\/p>\n
Also speaking, the Pro-Chancellor, Mrs Faith Oyedepo, congratulated the graduating students and urged them to invest in learning, develop their skills and prepare for future opportunities.\n<\/p>\n
Mrs Oyedepo encouraged them to create solutions that addressed the problems of humanity and transformed territories, moving from personal success to societal impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not waste your waiting season but make global impact and begin locally,\u201d the Pro-Chancellor said.\n<\/p>\n
She advised the students to stand for the truth in a generation of compromise.\n<\/p>\n
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