Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Covenant University and the Living Faith Church Worldwide, drew inspiration from nine top foreign universities to establish Covenant University. These universities included Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Caltech, MIT, Stanford, Duke, and Dartmouth ¹. By studying these institutions, Oyedepo crafted Covenant University’s core values, resulting in unique graduates who are making a mark in Nigeria and West Africa.
Covenant University has achieved impressive milestones, ranking as Nigeria’s best and sixth in West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2025 Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking ¹. This ranking was announced during the university’s 19th Convocation ceremony held at its campus in Ota, Ogun State.
Oyedepo’s vision for Covenant University was to provide quality education that would rescue young individuals from lifelong crises. He emphasized that while nothing was copied from the foreign universities, the inspiration drawn from them helped shape the university’s core values, making its products unique [1).
Some of Covenant University’s notable achievements include:
- Africa’s Best World Class Private Varsity of the Decade in Quality Education, awarded at the 7th African Quality Achievement Award in 2021 ²
- Producer of Most Employable Graduates
- Best University in Entrepreneurship Education
- Best ICT-Driven University in West-Africa
These accolades demonstrate Covenant University’s commitment to excellence and its position as a leading institution in Nigeria and West Africa.
