Miss Fatima Dashe from Quaan-Pan, Plateau State, has set a record at the Covenant University, Ota, by bagging a First Class degree in Accounting.
Miss Dashe recorded a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 from the College of Management and Social Sciences.
The university made this known in Ota, Ogun state, on Friday, during its 17th convocation ceremony.
According to Prof Abiodun Adebayo, the Vice Chancellor of the University, who announced this, the institution produced a total of 1,677 graduands.
He disclosed that out of the 1,677 graduands, 206 (representing 12.28 percent) bagged First Class Degrees.
Also, he said, 744 (44.36%) students graduated with Second Class (Upper Division) degrees.
He further said that 620 (36.97%) of the graduands are in the Second Class (Lower Division), and 107 (6.38%) were in the Third Class category.
The VC added that at the Postgraduate level, the University produced 77 Ph.D and 114 Masters degree graduands
Adebayo congratulated the graduands for their remarkable feat, saying the university had equipped them adequately to be able to identify and optimize great opportunities in the outside world.
He urged them to “continue to soar as eagles, become worthy ambassadors of Covenant, pride to our continent and walk the path that glorifies the kingdom of God.”
Nigeria will get better soon.