A team of accreditors from the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) on a certification visit to Covenant University’s engineering programmes as it pertains to adherence to the Outcome Based Education (OBE) learning model have appealed to the management of Covenant University to continually support the College of Engineering of the University to maintain a global standard.

President of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM), Professor Mohammed Yerima, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 44^th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Society, has appreciated the management of Covenant University for taking up the task of hosting the yearly forum.

As part of the training session for 2023 Towards a Total Graduate programme of Covenant University for the graduating class of 2023, Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University, Pastor David Oyedepo (Jr.), has called on the graduating students to embrace a lifestyle of faith if they must lead a triumphant life, be it in career, business, or ministerial calling.

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has urged the graduating class of 2023 to make the most of the Towards a Total Graduate programme (TTG) to be the best version of themselves and maintain relevance in the world of work.

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr David O. Oyedepo, has enjoined Covenant University students to keep themselves actively engaged during their holidays, instead of  whiling away time in wasteful and uncoordinated ventures.

A call for partnership with a focus on addressing and tackling the impact of climate change as it relates to water security in the continent has gone forth from a researcher. Professor Julius Ndambuki, a Professor of Civil Engineering from Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, made the call during a courtesy visit to the management of Covenant University.

A team from the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) on the accreditation exercise for the Department of Building Technology at Covenant University has stated that their assignment is tailored towards being part of the progress story of the University.

The uniqueness and ingenuity of interns and graduates of Covenant University have not gone unnoticed by industry players and businesses. The Deputy Director, Human Resources of Huawei Technologies, Adebayo Akinsulie, said over the years, the management of Huawei has seen the ability of Covenant University to groom and nurture talents, who have ended up contributing significantly to the resources pool of Huawei as an organisation.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo, has reiterated the commitment of the University management with the active support of the Board of Regents to advancing an ICT-driven education environment within the University, which will make students of the institution operate at the cutting edge of technology.

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, has charged the postgraduate students of the institution to make the most of their degrees after graduation.

While addressing the students on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC) of the University, Dr. Oyedepo, stated that a degree only retains its potency for five years, after which it loses its relevance, if nothing is added to it. He added that a first degree confers on you, literacy, a second degree unlocks your creativity, while a doctorate degree equips you to create solutions and disciplines.

The Chancellor stated that the universities, which were largely created by the colonial masters, were built just to raise workers and now society is faced with the challenge of raising leaders; unfortunately using the same ancient curriculum to try to achieve new goals.

He posited that universities should not just exist to teach and graduate students, but rather to provide a platform for rigorous intellectual discourse that aims at providing solutions to the bugging issues in society.

Speaking on the economy, he enlightened the postgraduate students on the fact that education is the platform for producing economic pilots and economic drivers to achieve sustainable economic growth. Generally, he said, education is a platform for empowering man's Intellect to think solutions, while University education is all about empowering Man to create solutions to the challenges besetting humanity.

He concluded by stating that the Knowledge market is the free market zone of life, with space for every knowledge product. “It doesn't have to be white to be right; it is high time we in this part of the world joined the leagues of those that create knowledge. Knowledge is the new currency of the world," he stressed.

Others at the event include the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo; the Registrar, Mrs. Regina Tobi-David; the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Professor Akan Williams; the Dean, Students Affairs, Mrs. Olushola Coker and other senior officers of the University.