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No resumption without meeting our demands, ASUU tells FG

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Apr 12, 2022
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Florence will be speaking to us on what is needed for a robust Investment Portfolio.

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Quote of the Day

"Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence."
—Franz Kafka

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