A total of 206 students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, on Friday, bagged First-Class degrees at its 2021/2022 Convocation.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, made this known this during the 17th Convocation Ceremony and Conferment of First and Higher Degrees, and presentation of prizes in Ota.

A total of 1,934 students graduated this academic session from the institution, whose convocation was tagged, ‘The Release of Eagles 2022’.

The list comprised 206 first-class honours, representing 12.28 per cent, 744 second-class upper honours, representing 44.36 per cent, 620 second-class lower or 36.97 per cent, 107, representing 6.38 per cent in third class and 257 post-graduate students.

Miss Fatima Andat, a graduating student from the Department of Accounting, College of Management and Social Sciences, emerged the best graduating student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0.

Adebayo said that the institution, on a rescue mission in education, had determined to raise a new generation of leaders that would restore the lost glory of the black race.

“In just two decades of its existence, Covenant University has become a leading world-class University and the best higher education destination for students in Africa.

“In addition, Covenant University emerged the best University out of the 111 Private Universities in Nigeria by the Prestige Nigeria Education.

“Covenant University leads all Nigerian Universities in Five subjects ranking in 2023 World University Rankings, and these disciples are: Social Sciences (Top 300) and Business and Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, and Physical Science (Top 500),” he said.