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    Wednesday Roundup: HackJos Organises Hackathon Competition, HONY Raises over $1 Million for NYC Students Harvard Trip, Become a Whizkid by Playing the Whizapp

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    4th Feb, 2015
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    Wednesday Roundup: HackJos Organises Hackathon Competition, HONY Raises over $1 Million for NYC Students Harvard Trip, Become a Whizkid by Playing the Whizapp

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    Here are some of the stories making the rounds across Africa today:

    Hackathon Competition to be hosted by Hackjos

    Code enthusiast, developers, teams of programmers and user interface designers are invited to the 30 days coding marathon taking place in Jos.

    Humans Of New York Raise $1m For Nyc Students’ Harvard Trip

    Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York raises $1m to help a school in the New York projects raise money to send its students on trips to Harvard university.

    Test Your Mental Maths Precision with Whizapp

    Not good at Math? Hold-on, this casual game, Whizapp, is just what you need.
    South African Entrepreneurs offered R2.4m Training Program, Courtesy Seed Academy

    Seed academy, an entrepreneurial training program, targets coaching early stage tech-entrepreneurs in other to help them achieve ideas and grow their businesses.

    Mergersafrique Offer Solutions to African Mergers and Acquisitions

    The murky waters of mergers and acquisitions in Africa may become easy to navigate courtesy of the provision for an online marketplace, where people can do business without fear or favour.

    Mobofree and Complete Sports Strike Content Partnership Deal.
    Online social marketplace, Mobofree has entered an exclusive classified deal with Complete Sports to enrich customer experience.

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