{"id":2619,"date":"2026-10-01T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:35:41","slug":"edc-nsuk-celebrates-nigerias-independence-in-style-a-celebration-of-patriotism-unity-and-national-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/?p=2619","title":{"rendered":"EDC NSUK Celebrates Nigeria&#8217;s Independence in Style: A Celebration of Patriotism, Unity and National Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2619\" class=\"elementor elementor-2619\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a456104 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a456104\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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spirit of patriotism, unity and national pride, the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Nasarawa State University, Keffi, joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating the nation&#8217;s Independence Day in a memorable and colourful fashion.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The celebration brought together the Director of the Centre, the Deputy Director, and members of staff in an atmosphere filled with excitement, togetherness and renewed commitment to the ideals of nation-building. Dressed in the spirit of the occasion, the EDC family came together to honour Nigeria&#8217;s journey, celebrate its diversity and reflect on the opportunities that lie ahead for the nation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For EDC NSUK, the celebration was more than a commemorative event; it was a reminder of the important role that entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity and skills development play in building a stronger and more prosperous Nigeria.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As an institution committed to nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets and empowering individuals with practical skills, the Centre recognises that national development begins with citizens who are innovative, productive and committed to creating value within their communities.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gathering also provided an opportunity for staff to strengthen their bonds, celebrate their collective identity and reaffirm their shared commitment to the vision and mission of the Centre.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Nigeria continues its journey towards greater prosperity, EDC NSUK remains dedicated to contributing its quota through entrepreneurship education, capacity building, enterprise development and the empowerment of aspiring entrepreneurs.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Happy Independence Day, Nigeria!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">May our nation continue to grow in peace, unity, progress and prosperity.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>One Nation, One People, One Future!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC)<br \/><\/em><em>Nasarawa State University, Keffi.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the spirit of patriotism, unity and national pride, the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC), Nasarawa State University, Keffi, joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating the nation&#8217;s Independence Day in a memorable and colourful fashion. The celebration brought together the Director of the Centre, the Deputy Director, and members of staff in an atmosphere filled with excitement, togetherness and renewed commitment to the ideals of nation-building. Dressed in the spirit of the occasion, the EDC family came together to honour Nigeria&#8217;s journey, celebrate its diversity and reflect on the opportunities that lie ahead for the nation. For EDC NSUK, the celebration was more than a commemorative event; it was a reminder of the important role that entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity and skills development play in building a stronger and more prosperous Nigeria. As an institution committed to nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets and empowering individuals with practical skills, the Centre recognises that national development begins with citizens who are innovative, productive and committed to creating value within their communities. The gathering also provided an opportunity for staff to strengthen their bonds, celebrate their collective identity and reaffirm their shared commitment to the vision and mission of the Centre. As Nigeria continues its journey towards greater prosperity, EDC NSUK remains dedicated to contributing its quota through entrepreneurship education, capacity building, enterprise development and the empowerment of aspiring entrepreneurs. Happy Independence Day, Nigeria! May our nation continue to grow in peace, unity, progress and prosperity. One Nation, One People, One Future! Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC)Nasarawa State University, Keffi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2619"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619\/revisions\/2640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edc.nsuk.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}