{"id":524,"date":"2024-11-17T06:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T06:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:53:49","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?page_id=524","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"524\" class=\"elementor elementor-524\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2204076 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2204076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cee73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cee73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2483d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;htmega_fe&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Paste this into a WordPress\/Elementor HTML widget. 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Explore Programmes Partner with Us 10,000+Learners Empowered 100+Workshops &#038; Trainings 50+Community Projects Our Vision To be a leading entrepreneurship and innovation hub that drives economic transformation through skill acquisition, creativity, and sustainable enterprise development. Our Mission We cultivate an entrepreneurial culture by delivering hands\u2011on training, mentoring start\u2011ups, promoting research and indigenous innovation, and building partnerships with industry, government, and development agencies. Our Focus Entrepreneurship education and role\u2011based skills training Digital skills: web dev, content creation, AI, video editing, and more Incubation, mentorship, and showcase platforms for innovators Community empowerment through real projects and social enterprise Programmes &#038; Initiatives What We Do NSUK first, Nigeria next. From classroom to marketplace, we connect learning with doing. We prioritize NSUK students\u2019 training and pathways to venture creation and employment, then scale impact across communities and states through outreach programmes, exhibitions, and partnerships. 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