Covenant University

Covenant University is located in Ota, Ogun State in Nigeria. It is a private Christian university, affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide and a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. In January 2015, it was ranked as the best university in Nigeria according to Webometrics.

On October 21, 2002, Covenant University opened. Covenant University is located in Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State. CU is a university, founded on a Christian (specifically, Pentecostal) mission ethos. Covenant University (CU) is a product of the Liberation Commission. The drive to embark on the process of founding CU came about October 1999, one month after the dedication of Faith Tabernacle, ota, Nigeria, the largest church auditorium in the world, built in one year with only local resources. Covenant University was established by the World Mission Agency and the Living Faith Church Worldwide. David Oyedepo, the founder and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, is chancellor of the university.

World Mission Agency (WMA), a Christian mission organization, (an arm of Living Faith Church World Wide founded by Dr. David Oyedepo) is the proprietor of Covenant University. In his capacity as the visioner of the university, Dr. Oyedepo serves as the life chancellor of the university and the chairman of the board of trustees of World Mission Agency. It is the board of trustees of World Mission Agency that appoints members and also elects the chairman of the board of regents (governing council) of Covenant University. The board is the apex governing body of the university. The chancellor of the university, Bishop Dr. David Oyedepo, is the chairman of the board of regents.

Pastor Abraham Ojeme was appointed pro-chancellor of the university on 23 September 2013. This was announced by the chancellor and chairman, board of regents, Dr. David Oyedepo, at a chancellor's special meeting with the management team. The chancellor said the appointment will facilitate decision-making and approval process in the university as well as spiritual oversight of the university community. According to the job description read by the chancellor, the pro-chancellor will represent the interest of the proprietors on behalf of the chancellor by providing visionary, spiritual and administrative oversight for the university through qualitative pursuit of her vision and mission while serving as the custodian of her culture and values. This office no longer exists in Covenant University.