The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, has charged students of the institution to embrace the Bible as their most trusted companion and life manual during the upcoming summer holiday. He gave this powerful admonition during the 2024/2025 End-of-Session Closing Assembly, held at the University Chapel, following the conclusion of the Omega Semester examinations.

Covenant University has once again made a mark on the national stage, as students from its Department of Mass Communication emerged champions at the 3rd Advertising Colloquium National Pitch Competition. The event, organized by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), was held on July 8, 2025, at the Sheiba Event Centre, Lagos.

A Professor of Chemistry, Akan Williams, has called on the Federal Government to introduce stringent regulations on the use of antibiotics in agriculture and food production to protect public health.

Williams, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, made the appeal while delivering the institution’s 34th Inaugural Lecture on Monday in Sango-Ota.

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, has called on researchers in the institution to focus on research that can be transformed into tangible products. He emphasized the need to shift away from purely theoretical or paper-based research that does not translate into practical benefits, especially for Africa.

The Vice-Chancellor’s conference room was filled with an atmosphere of celebration on Monday, June 25, 2025, as the Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Timothy Anake, and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lanre Amodu, were honored with the prestigious Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Administrators (CIA) of Nigeria.

As part of the Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) Program’s commitment to ensuring sustainable solutions for boosting agricultural productivity in Africa, the Covenant University hub of the WAVE Program organized a one-day train-the-trainer workshop on continuous nationwide monitoring of cassava viral diseases.

It was a historic moment on Monday as the United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNA-Nigeria) unveiled its first UNA-Nigeria University Youth Chapter at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, inducting 10 students, including the new chapter’s executives.

The leadership of the West Africa Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) project, led by its Executive Director, Professor Justin S. Pita, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Timothy Anake, on June 16, 2025. The visit, which took place at the Vice-Chancellor’s conference room, also included a familiar face, Dr. Angela Eni, former WAVE Coordinator at Covenant University.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Timothy A. Anake, has called on all stakeholders to take urgent action in order to expedite the development of the African Continent. He made this call while delivering his opening address at recently concluded 2nd Covenant University Conference on Leadership and Development (CUCLeD 2025), which held from June 11–13, 2025,at the University’s CUCRID Auditorium, with the theme, ‘Integrating Technology, Innovation, and Leadership for Africa’s Development.’