Covenant University Shocks The Nation: 339 Students Earn First Class Degrees

The convocation, themed “Release of Eagles for 2024,” celebrated a total of 1,607 graduates, comprising 1,456 undergraduates and 151 postgraduates. Regina Tobi-David noted that this marks the highest number of First-Class graduates in the institution’s history.

This achievement comes just days after Covenant University was named Nigeria’s top university in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings.

Covenant University Tops 2024 THE Rankings

In addition to its graduation milestone, Covenant University has been recognized as Nigeria’s leading university in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, which evaluates institutions worldwide.

The 2024 rankings assessed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, using 18 performance indicators in areas such as teaching, research quality, industry collaboration, and international outlook. The analysis included data from over 134 million citations on 16.5 million research publications and responses from 68,402 academics globally.

On the global stage, the University of Oxford retained its top spot for the ninth consecutive year, while Stanford University rose to second place, and Harvard University dropped to fourth.