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[rpd] Decisions and summary on policy proposals discussed during the online Policy meetin

Anthony Ubah ubah.tonyiyke at gmail.com
Fri Sep 25 22:17:13 UTC 2020


Hello Fenando,


Are we throwing out the bathing water together with the baby? Does Legacy
status impact on today's immediate problem?
Suggestion please.

Like I said, the Legacy status of resources if not concluded here can be
discussed in a separate proposal. Opinions will always be divided on
certain issues.



Kind regards,

Anthony Ubah


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> On 25/09/2020 18:07, Anthony Ubah wrote:
> > <clip>
> >
> >
> > With respect to my policy proposal on Number resource Transfer, a
> > questions was asked about legacy resources. This is relatively trivial
> > to the idea of the policy in general. This can be subject to a new
> > Legacy policy in its own right. However this proposal was done with
> > the grand intention of gaining reciprocity with the key donor of IPv4s
> > which is ARIN. The issues raised shouldn't halt this policy. Jordi
> > made some valid recommendations which can be considered.
>
> It is definitively not. Letting them remain considered legacy is a
> *major issue* that only benefit a few actors who gain financially with
> it, plus incentives the continuation of a historic internet issue that
> must end and bring all resources under common rules that any other
> organization is bounded to on the top of helping ending possible abuses
> from those who are still not subject to the rules of any RIR.
>
> On the top of that this has never been mentioned in *any* message for
> months of discussion and has never been raised as an issue. Suddenly
> someone goes to the PPM, mentions that, it becomes a mandatory change in
> order for the proposal to reach rough consensus and the rest of the
> people who discussed it in details have no chance oppose and properly
> put up their points ? It doesn't make sense !
> If the logic is that then people that have financial means to attend a
> future event may be in advantage of others that participate only in the
> RPD list if willing to change something substantial in the proposal at
> the very last minute.
>
> FYI the Inter-RIR transfer policy in LACNIC states any legacy resources
> transferred loses its status and it is still reciprocal to any other RIR
> that have an Inter-RIR policy.
>
> Fernando
>
> >
> > Lastly a comments was made about our problem statement. I think it is
> > clearly stated. The use of the term "Business" has raised a few
> > eyebrows and instigated ominous thoughts. I urge everyone to read
> > again with an open mind. Internet is a global enterprise, and Number
> > resources, internet, IT infrastructure and business are an integral
> > part of our world today. It is impractical to separate the use of
> > number resources from business.
> >
> >
> > These are my 10Cents.
> >
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Anthony Ubah
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 5:03 PM <rpd-request at afrinic.net
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> >     ? ?1. Re: Decisions and summary on policy proposals discussed
> >     ? ? ? during the online Policy meeting (AFRINIC 32) (Blaise Fyama)
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> >     Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:02:20 +0200
> >     From: Blaise Fyama <bfyama at gmail.com <mailto:bfyama at gmail.com>>
> >     To: ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE <oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng
> >     <mailto:oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng>>
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> >     Subject: Re: [rpd] Decisions and summary on policy proposals
> discussed
> >     ? ? ? ? during the online Policy meeting (AFRINIC 32)
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> >     Chers co-chairs,
> >     Sans ?tre virulents ? votre ?gard j'ai juste deux remarques ?
> >     faire d'abord:
> >
> >     1. L'aspect multilinguiste devrait ?tre respect? dans la prise en
> >     compte de
> >     vos d?cisions, et je n'en ai pas le sentiment, ce qui implique que
> >     pour
> >     accompagner solidement vos conclusions et vos inf?rences, un tableau
> >     transparent regroupant sommairement les r?actions de chaque membre
> >     politique apr?s politique serait le bienvenu car il permettrait ?
> >     tout le
> >     monde d'avoir une vue claire et optimale de vos d?cisions.
> >     ?tant un acad?mique de carri?re, je constate que sur 10 politiques
> >     seulement 2 sont adopt?es ou en voie de l'?tre ce qui laisse
> >     sous-entendre
> >     que les 8 autres politiques, qui pourtant r?sultent de grands
> efforts,
> >     donnent un sentiment d'?chec ? leurs auteurs. Pourriez-vous
> >     ?couter un peu
> >     plus leurs auteurs?
> >     Je reconnais par exemple que Jordi a longuement interagis et
> >     ?chang? avec
> >     plusieurs d'entre nous sa proposition m?riterait d'?voluer.
> >
> >     2. Lorsqu'une remarque techniquement et valablement soutenue vous est
> >     adress?e pourriez-vous aussi donner des explications
> >     proportionnellement longues? Vos r?ponses courtes et laconiques
> >     laissent un
> >     sentiment de manque de consid?ration de ce qui vous est adress?
> >     par les
> >     membres. Sinon vous risquez d'inspirer ? leur tour les membres du
> >     PDWG que
> >     nous sommes ? concevoir des politiques qui limitent votre propre
> r?le.
> >
> >     La note positive dans tout ?a est que les 2 politiques ? savoir
> >     les "Les
> >     pr?rogatives du conseil" et "Politique de transfert des
> >     ressources" au vu
> >     des longues discussions pendant des mois ont quand m?me fait du
> >     chemin. Je
> >     note seulement que nous devons rester alerte pour? "Les
> >     pr?rogatives du
> >     conseil"? afin de ne pas affaiblir non plus le conseil qui devrait
> >     demeurer
> >     un organe de prise des d?cisions, pour plus d'efficience et
> >     d'efficacit?
> >     dans le fonctionnement de la communaut?.
> >     J'en f?licite les auteurs, surtout Taiwo avec qui j'ai eu
> >     l'opportunit?
> >     d'?changer lors de l'avant-dernier sommet en Angola.
> >
> >     Pour finir chers co-chairs efforcez-vous d'?tre multilingues pour
> nous
> >     ?crire en Fran?ais comme nous aussi on vous ?crit parfois en Anglais.
> >
> >     Cordialement,
> >     Blaise.
> >
> >
> >
> >     ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Blaise FYAMA
> >     Msc, PhD.
> >     Professeur Associ?
> >     Secr?taire G?n?ral Acad?mique Honoraire/UL
> >     Doyen de la Facult? des Sciences Informatiques/UPL
> >     Doyen a.i de la Facult? Polytechnique/UPL
> >     Chef de D?partement G?nie Electrique/ESI-UNILU
> >     Chef de Service Informatique/Polytech-UNILU
> >     Consultant Informatique BIT/PAEJK
> >     Membre de International Research Conference IRC/WASET
> >     Tel: +243995579515
> >     Num?ro O.N.I.CIV: 00460
> >
> >     MSc, PhD.
> >
> >     Associate Professor
> >
> >     Honorary Academic Secretary General / UL
> >
> >     Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science / UPL
> >
> >     Dean a.i of the Polytechnic Faculty / UPL
> >
> >     Head of Department of Electrical Engineering / ESI-UNILU
> >
> >     IT Service Manager / Polytech-UNILU
> >
> >     IT Consultant BIT / PAEJK
> >
> >     Member of International Research Conference IRC/WASET
> >
> >     Phone: +243995579515
> >
> >     O.N.I.CIV number: 00460
> >
> >
> >     Le lun. 21 sept. 2020 ? 02:06, ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE <
> >     oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng <mailto:oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng>> a
> >     ?crit :
> >
> >     >
> >     > Dear PDWG Members,
> >     >
> >     >? Please find below a summary for each of the proposal discussed
> >     during the
> >     > just concluded online policy meeting of AFRINIC 32
> >     >
> >     > 1.? ? ? ?Simple PDP Update
> >     >
> >     > This policy defines consensus. It also proposes that a policy
> >     discussed at
> >     > the PPM does not need to come back for another PPM for the
> >     Co-chairs to
> >     > arrive at a decision. This can help in streamlining the work
> >     during the PPM
> >     > and encourages people to use the mailing list.
> >     >
> >     > There were lots of irrelevant objections on the mailing list such
> as
> >     > someone registering many emails. We believe that this does not
> >     matter
> >     > because rough consensus is not about numbers but quality
> objections.
> >     >
> >     > However, there is strong opposition to this policy based on the
> >     following:
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Oppose the policy because of the way the
> >     consensus
> >     > is reached. This proposal proposes that the consensus be reached
> >     through a
> >     > balance of the mailing list/forum and not at the PPM. This
> >     endangers fair
> >     > consensus and hijacks the policymaking process. Based on
> >     experience, it is
> >     > during the PPM that most community members focus on policies.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Issues around how the chairs should drop
> >     proposals.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Trust in the mailing list: Some strongly
> >     believe
> >     > that anonymous contribution should be allowed while some
> >     believes it should
> >     > not.
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Issues around having more than 1 PPM per
> >     year and
> >     > Online PPM because of volunteer burnout. We are all volunteers
> >     and it?s a
> >     > night job for us. More PPMs mean more time to volunteer and more
> >     chances
> >     > for burnouts
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Some members of the Community thinks only
> >     burning or
> >     > polarizing issues should be brought to the PPM.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision:? ?No Consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 2.? ? ? ?PDP Working Group
> >     >
> >     > This proposal aims at allowing most of the decisions including
> chair
> >     > elections to be determined via consensus.? This can be
> >     reasonable when the
> >     > community has the same goal. However, there were a number of
> >     objections to
> >     > it. These are:
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Entrusting the WG to make their decisions by
> >     > consensus and the appointment of their co-chairs by consensus do
> >     not make
> >     > sense and is only utopic.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? People are not policy proposals, and thus
> >     choosing by
> >     > consensus is splitting hairs with the election process we
> >     already have.
> >     > Save the consensus for the proposals, and the election for people.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Consensus may even take months, and this
> >     can?t fly
> >     > when we want to put people in the vacant roles.
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Co-chairs should not have a hand in the
> >     consensus,
> >     > but only sit back and let the community decide for themselves.
> >     > Additionally, the consensus process is not feasible with a
> deadline.
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Focus on polishing the current electoral
> process
> >     > instead of complicating other untested forms of ?election?.
> >     >
> >     > f.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The current status quo?s election should
> >     be the
> >     > only option in choosing for the roles, and not through less
> >     transparent
> >     > means.
> >     >
> >     > g.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Board would be interfering too much on
> >     issues that
> >     > deal with PDP
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision:? ? No Consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 3.? ? ? ?Chairs Election Process
> >     >
> >     > This proposal aims at introducing an online voting system for the
> >     > Co-Chairs election. The following are the opposition to this
> >     proposal.
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?This policy reduces participation. Equal
> >     > representation is violated because the board has unprecedented
> >     power.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? There is also not enough information on the
> >     logistics
> >     > of the vote (e-voting).
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?There is a contradiction on when the term ends
> >     > during the meeting. ?The term ends during the first PPM
> >     corresponding to
> >     > the end of the term for which they were appointed? is not clear
> >     enough, and
> >     > ?A term may begin or end no sooner than the first day of the PPM
> >     and no
> >     > later than the last day of the PPM as determined by mutual
> >     agreement of the
> >     > current Chair and the new Chair? contradicts each other.
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Gender restriction on 3.3.1.3 , some community
> >     > members argue it is impractical and maybe even unfair if we
> >     force both
> >     > chairs to have different genders.
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Issues around which voter's register should be
> >     > adopted
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: No Consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 4.? ? ? ?Board Prerogatives
> >     >
> >     > This proposal aims at clarifying how the board and the PDWG? works.
> >     > However, there were a few oppositions to this proposal except for a
> >     > specific section.
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It seems like a piecemeal approach to
> >     dealing with
> >     > issues.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Opposition to the section below
> >     >
> >     > *?As an exception of the preceding paragraph, in the absence of
> >     elections
> >     > processes for aspects related to the PDP (co-chairs, appeal
> >     committee),
> >     > those aspects will be still handled by the board in consultation
> >     with the
> >     > community. However, this is also a temporary measure and also
> >     specific
> >     > draft policy proposals should be introduced for that*?. The authors
> >     > agreed to remove the above section hence
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: Consensus provided the above section is removed
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 5.? ? ? ?Policy Compliance Dashboard
> >     >
> >     > The policy proposal seeks to provide a framework or a policy
> >     compliance
> >     > dashboard be developed by AFRINIC and incorporated in myAFRINIC
> >     (and future
> >     > member?s communication platforms).? It will allow a periodic
> >     review of the
> >     > policy compliance status of each member. It will also enable
> >     members to
> >     > receive automated notifications for any issue. Staff will
> >     receive repeated
> >     > warnings of lack of compliance or severe violations enshrined in
> >     the CPM.
> >     > However, there are several oppositions to this proposal, such as:
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?This policy seems to be redundant of the
> >     status quo
> >     > as violations are already checked and processed by the human staff.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? There is already an existing system of
> >     guidelines on
> >     > keeping track of the violations of members.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The policy is not binding and does not enforce
> >     > members actually to follow the rules and not violate policies.
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ignorance could be a convenient excuse for
> >     violations
> >     > because one could claim that they never got notified about their
> >     violations.
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? There is no comprehensive system on how the
> >     board
> >     > should take proper actions once members violate policies, nor
> >     does it give
> >     > guidelines based on the severity of the violations.
> >     >
> >     > f.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This policy takes away resources that
> >     could be used
> >     > for more beneficial pursuits to AFRINIC for something existing
> >     in the
> >     > system.
> >     >
> >     > g.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It an administrative? process, and this
> >     should be
> >     > left to staff
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision:? NO rough Consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 6.? ? ? ?Abuse Contact Update
> >     >
> >     > The proposal makes it mandatory for AFRINIC to include in each
> >     resource
> >     > registration, a contact where network abuse from users of those
> >     resources
> >     > will be reported.? The proposal whois DB attribute (abuse-c) to
> >     be used to
> >     > publish abuse public contact information. There?s also a process
> >     to ensure
> >     > that the recipient must receive abuse report and that contacts are
> >     > validated by AFRINIC regularly. However, there some opposition
> >     to the
> >     > proposal there are:
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Staff analysis on how it affects legacy
> >     holder not
> >     > conclusive? (not sure why this should affect legacy holders)
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The proposal doesn?t state what will be the
> >     > consequences of one member fails to comply. Why are we creating
> >     the abuse
> >     > contact when there is no consequence for not providing the abuse
> >     contact
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Abuse contact email and issues with GDPR
> >     concerning
> >     > the whois database
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No proper definition of the term Abuse
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? To force members to reply to their abuse
> >     email is not
> >     > in the scope of AFRINIC.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: No rough consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 7.? ? ? ?RPKI ROAs for Unallocated and Unassigned AFRINIC
> >     Address Space
> >     >
> >     > The proposal instructs AFRINIC to create ROAs for all
> >     unallocated and
> >     > unassigned address space under its control. This will enable
> >     networks
> >     > performing RPKI-based BGP Origin Validation to easily reject all
> >     the bogon
> >     > announcements covering resources managed by AFRINIC. However,
> >     there are
> >     > many oppositions such as:
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Allowing resource holders to create AS0/
> >     ROA will
> >     > lead to an increase of even more invalid prefixes in the routing
> >     table.
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Revocation time of AS0 state, and the time
> >     for new
> >     > allocation doesn?t match.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Other RIRs don?t have a similar the policy
> >     > therefore, it can not be effective
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This will become a uniform policy if it is not
> >     > globally implemented, which causes additional stress.
> >     >
> >     > e.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Validity period:? ?if members decide to
> >     implement it,
> >     > is it not better to recover the space if it is kept unused for
> >     too long?
> >     >
> >     > f.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? How do we revoke the ROA? How long does it
> >     take to
> >     > revoke it (chain/ refreshing )?
> >     >
> >     > g.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?What happens if AFRINIC accidentally issues
> >     a ROA
> >     > for an address in error?
> >     >
> >     > h.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It also might affect the neighbours and
> involves
> >     > monitoring of unallocated spaces.
> >     >
> >     > i.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Possibility of it being used against a
> >     member who
> >     > is yet to pay dues.
> >     >
> >     > Suggestions were made to improve the policy such as
> >     >
> >     > a)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The automatic creation of AS0 ROAs should be
> >     limited
> >     > to space that has never been allocated by an RIR or part of a
> legacy
> >     > allocation.
> >     >
> >     > b)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AFRINIC should require the explicit consent
> >     of the
> >     > previous holder to issue AS0 ROAs in respect of re-claimed,
> >     returned, etc,
> >     > space.
> >     >
> >     > c)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Any ROAs issued under this policy should be
> >     issued
> >     > and published in a way that makes it operationally easy for a
> >     relying party
> >     > to ignore them (probably by issuing under a separate TA).
> >     >
> >     > d)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The proposal should include the clause ?as
> >     used in
> >     > APNIC as to dues not paid on time.?
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: No consensus
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 8.? ? ? ?IPv4 Inter-RIR Resource Transfers (Comprehensive Scope)
> >     >
> >     > The proposal puts in place a mechanism to transfer IPv4 and
> >     (some ASN)
> >     > resources between AFRINIC and other RIRs and between AFRINIC
> >     > members/entities. Some conditions are attached to the source and
> >     recipient
> >     > based on need and disclosure made. The inter-RIR transfers will be
> >     > suspended if the number of outgoing IPv4 addresses exceeds the
> >     incoming
> >     > ones for six consecutive months. However, there are oppositions
> >     to it
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?ASN Transfer is not necessary
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Issue of board inferring: no board in all of
> >     the five
> >     > RIRs have ever been involved in deciding a transfer or allocating
> IP
> >     > address. It is not the board's responsibility.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Suspending clause with no reinstalling
> >     clause. This
> >     > mainly makes the policy potentially invalid.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: No consensus.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 9.? ? ? ?AFRINIC Number Resource Transfer
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Not realistic for one-way inter RIR resource
> >     > transfer as it has to be reciprocal. One way would never happen
> >     as only
> >     > global resources can come in and go out
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It would be difficult for the recipient to
> >     follow the
> >     > rules of AFRINIC if they are not in the African region.
> >     >
> >     > c.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?No need for ASN transfer. If one is moving
> >     regions
> >     > and doesn't have an ASN in the new region, it can request and
> >     receive from
> >     > the local RIRs
> >     >
> >     > d.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Additional attributes create none-operational
> >     > complexity in the whois database.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: No consensus.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > 10.? ?Resource Transfer Policy
> >     >
> >     > This proposal aims to introduce Inter RIR transfer. However, it
> >     has the
> >     > following opposition
> >     >
> >     > a.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Issues with Legacy holder transfer is
> >     potentially
> >     > considered none-reciprocal by ARIN
> >     >
> >     > b.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Potential abuse of AFRINIC free pool without
> >     the time
> >     > limit of receiving an allocation from AFRINIC.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: The proposal is the least contested of all the 3
> >     > competing proposals. However because of the community?s desire
> >     and clear
> >     > expression for the? need for an Inter RIR transfer, we, the
> >     Co-chairs,
> >     > believe that in the interest of the community we should focus on
> >     a proposal
> >     > rather than several similar ones. This desire was clearly
> >     expressed at the
> >     > AFRINIC 31 meeting in Angola. Therefore, We suggest that the
> >     authors of
> >     > this proposal make the following amendments:
> >     >
> >     > ?? ? ? ? ?5.7.3.2? Source entities are not eligible to receive
> >     further
> >     > IPv4 allocations or assignments from AFRINIC for 12 months
> >     period after the
> >     > transfer.
> >     >
> >     > ?? ? ? ? ?5.7.4.3. Transferred legacy resources will still be
> >     regarded as
> >     > legacy resources.
> >     >
> >     > Chairs Decision: Provided that the above are amended, the
> >     decisions is
> >     > Rough Consensus is achieved
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Based on the above, The updated version of the follow proposal
> which
> >     > achieved rough consensus would be posted on the PDWG website
> >     >
> >     > *1.? ? ? ?**Board Prerogatives *
> >     >
> >     > *2.? ? ? ?**Resource Transfer Policy*
> >     >
> >     > Therefore, these two policies are now on last call.
> >     >
> >     > Co-Chair
> >     > PDWG
> >     >
> >     > Website <http://www.unilorin.edu.ng
> >     <http://www.unilorin.edu.ng>>, Weekly Bulletin
> >     > <http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/bulletin
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> >     > <http://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/
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> >     > <https://uilpgportal.unilorin.edu.ng/
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