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More young people can learn close to home: Nakpayili's long-unused school admits about 650 students

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Nakpayili Senior High Technical School has opened and admitted about 650 students to a campus that stood unused for nearly a decade. Classrooms, furniture, electricity and water are ready, with 16 teachers selected for posting ahead of teaching and learning.

Bringing an unused school into service turns a dormant public investment into educational opportunity and shows that a long-delayed promise need not remain unfulfilled.

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