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    Friday News Round up: Africaโ€™s Smartest Founders Are In Nigeria For The Weekend

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    Olumuyiwa Coker
    10th Jul, 2015
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    Friday News Round up: Africaโ€™s Smartest Founders Are In Nigeria For The Weekend

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    One thousand inaugural entrepreneurs selected for the $100 million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Foundation programme (TEEP) began their two-day bootcamp in Ota, South West Nigeria today and will be in the country till Sunday; itโ€™s a weekend-long slog.

    Check other news that made the rounds across the African technology space today.

    The TEEP BootCamp ย Began in Ota, South West Nigeria, Today
    The bootcamp for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) began today in Ota, South West Nigeria.

    Lagos Startup Week, ABAN and LAN Host First Angel Investors Bootcamp
    Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) and the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) will hold ย their first Angel Investor bootcamp in July.

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    xHub has Received a $30,000 Grant from Indigo Trust
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    The Creators of the Crocodile Web Browser, Osine And Anesi, are on BBC
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