The Board of Regents, Covenant University, has announced the appointment of Professor Timothy Ashibel Anake as the 6th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution. This announcement was made during a special meeting of the Board with the University Management on Thursday, November 28, 2024.

The outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo, emphasized that the engineering profession plays a central role in shaping any society’s development. He stated that engineers have been instrumental in driving infrastructure development through innovation, which continues to shape the future of the world.

Representatives from the National Universities Commission (NUC), led by Professor Rafiu Adesina Ganiyu, on an accreditation visit to Covenant University, for the assessment of its Computer Engineering programme, has commended Covenant University, for her exceptional dedication and commitment to academic excellence. 

Covenant, God’s own University, has done it again, as she continues to retain her eminent status as an institution in a class of its own, by emerging the best West African university and the 3rd best in Africa, in Times Higher Education’s newly unveiled Interdisciplinary Science Research ranking for 2025.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo, has called for increased collaboration among researchers from Nigeria's higher institutions to develop solutions for the pressing challenges facing the African continent, particularly in the areas of energy and power.

A distinguished delegation from the Society of Management Systems Practitioners of Nigeria (SMSPN), led by the society's President, Engr. Adebayo Adenekan, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Covenant University Management.  The visit which was part of the activities to mark the celebration of the World Quality Week, in partnership with Covenant University, with a special event themed, ‘Exploring Opportunities in the Management Systems Practice,’  to engage with the University's leadership and promote its commitment to quality management systems.

Scholars from the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University, made a significant mark at the recent Summer Institute program hosted by the Industrial University of Tyumen (IUT), in Russia. They were among the 25 participants from various countries, including China, Philippine, Vietnam, South Africa, Serbia, and Mongolia, invited to the event; a testament to the University's commitment to global academic collaboration.

The Dean of the College of Engineering, Covenant University, Professor David Olukanni, has emphasized the critical role of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) in the University’s engineering accreditation processes. He made this assertion during a recent training session on OBE organized by the college for its faculty and staff.  

A team from the National Universities Commission (NUC), led by Professor Patricia Taiwo and Mrs. Rita Joseph, recently conducted an accreditation exercise to assess Covenant University’s Masters in Strategic Leadership Programme. The visit, aimed at verifying the University’s human and material resources, marks a significant step in ensuring the program aligns with the NUC's standards.

Covenant University has announced the appointment of a new Student Council for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The ceremony, which took place on the 29^th of October 2024, during the Tuesday Chapel Service, saw the Dean of Students Affairs, Mrs. Shola Coker, announcing the names of the newly appointed leaders on behalf of the University Management.