Covenant University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==History and governance== The process of founding Covenant University (CU) started in October 1999, one month after the dedication of the [[Faith Tabernacle]] in [[Ota, Ogun|Ota]]. The university is a product of the Liberation Commission and was established by the World Mission Agency and the [[Living Faith Church Worldwide]]. Covenant University opened on 21 October 2002<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Covenant University FACTSHEET|url=http://m.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/content/download/36924/252939/file/covenant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126074956/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:luL8g5PO4zEJ:m.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/content/download/36924/252939/file/covenant%2Buniversity%2Bfact%2Bcard%2B2015.pdf+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ng|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2021|website=Covenant University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=lyoha|first1=Francis|last2=Fayomi|first2=Oluyemi|last3=Gberevbie|first3=Daniel E.|last4=Ayo|first4=Charles K.|date=2015|title=Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education in Africa; Exploring the Covenant University Business Model|url=http://m.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/content/download/43717/301391/file/Article|journal=Proceedings Eighth International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation November 16th-18th, 2015- Seville, Spain|pages=4849β4855}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}</ref> in [[Canaanland]], Ota, with a [[Pentecostal Christian]] mission ethos. It was founded by [[David Oyedepo]], the presiding Bishop of [[Living Faith Church Worldwide]], who is chancellor of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/living-faith-church-oyedepo-react-video-urging-members-kill/|title=Living Faith Church Odedepo react video Urging members to kill|publisher=Vanguard|website=www.vanguardngr.com|date=2017-01-15}}</ref> Pastor Abraham Ojeme was appointed pro-chancellor of the university on 23 September 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013 |title=Covenant University Appoints Pro Chancellor |publisher=Covenant University|url=http://archive.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Covenant-University-Appoints-Pro-Chancellor-_-News-_-Home-Covenant-University.pdf|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2013|title=Ojeme is pro-chancellor|work=The Nations Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/ojeme-pro-chancellor/}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page