> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.techloy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What Did LWB Lagos 2026 Reveal About Building for Global Relevance? - URL: https://www.techloy.com/lwb-lagos-2026-global-relevance/ - Published: 2026-08-19T16:00:58.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-19T16:00:57.000Z - Description: LWB Lagos 2026 explored what Nigerian professionals and founders need to build careers and businesses that can compete beyond the country. - Author: David Adubiina - Tags: / Career Guide, / Startups, Top Story What does it actually take to build a career or business that can compete beyond Nigeria? That question sat at the centre of [Limitless Without Borders](https://www.limitlesswithoutborders.com/) (LWB) Lagos 2026, which brought professionals, founders and ecosystem leaders together at Queens Park Event Centre in Lagos on August 15. Hosted by RKY Group, the event focused on what it takes to prepare Nigerian talent and businesses for opportunities beyond their immediate markets. [Rukayat Alabi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rukayat-alabi-21a63a75/), founder of RKY Group and convener of LWB, put the challenge bluntly: “Nigerians are very talented, but talent is not enough. A lot of people lack the right information, the right access to opportunities.” For professionals, that gap shows up in how they present themselves to international employers. For founders, it appears in how they approach investors and prepare their businesses for markets beyond Nigeria. ## Skills alone won't make you globally competitive For professionals looking beyond Nigeria, the issue isn't necessarily a lack of technical ability, but knowing how to translate that ability for the market they want to enter. [Emmanuel Faith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-faith/), a People & Culture leader and founder of HR Clinic, said international job seekers need to rethink how they present themselves. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2026/08/PXL_20260815_121741762-1.jpg) **Emmanuel Faith, Founder of HR Clinic (image: Louis Eriakha / Techloy.com)* “When you're applying for global roles, you need to think like a global person. You need to write your CV like a global person,” he said, advising candidates to make their working hours and time-zone availability clear to international employers. A CV can list years of experience and a long list of technical skills without answering the question an international employer actually cares about: what can this person do for us? [Anjorin Babajide](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjorinbabajide/), Head of Marketing at Jobberman, said Nigerian professionals already have strong technical capabilities, but need to pay closer attention to the skills that determine how effectively they work with others. Communication, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder management become increasingly important when professionals are working across cultures and time zones. “Ensure that you're offering value to that organization. Once you put that out and you have the right visibility, opportunities will come, and then you will thrive.” Babajide said. ****Watch the full conversation with Emmanuel Faith and Anjorin Babajide on** [****Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOfJbDke1e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==)****.** [WATCH THE VIDEO RECAP ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcOfJbDke1e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) ## Founders have to prove there is something worth backing The same principle applies to businesses. Having a promising idea may get a founder into a conversation with an investor, but it doesn't guarantee that the investor will write a cheque. [Scott Haughton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-haughton/), founding director and COO of Envestors Limited, put it bluntly. Investors can “happily sit there with their hands in their pockets.” Founders therefore have to give them a reason to move. Haughton said fundraising “always takes longer than any founder wants,” making momentum particularly important. New contracts, product launches, awards and other wins can show that a business is moving forward while founders continue looking for capital. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2026/08/IMG_9819-1.jpeg) **Speaker: Scott Haughton, COO Envestors (image: Kelechi Edeh / Techloy.com)* That momentum needs to be backed by a business that makes sense. Founders need to understand their market, explain what makes their proposition different, and demonstrate that they can execute. For businesses looking beyond Nigeria, they also need to show why their product belongs in the market they want to enter. The [Limitless Launchpad](https://www.limitlesswithoutborders.com/lagos-launchpad/) put some of that thinking into practice. The founder programme offered a ₦5 million prize package, alongside business coaching, marketing support, a professional business landing page and access to an Innovator Founder Visa workshop. [Abdulbaqi Babatunde Hassan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulbaqi-hassan-a95677192/) of Flying Colours Academy emerged as the winner. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2026/08/IMG_9824-1.jpeg) **Limitless Launchpad at LWB 2026 (image: Kelechi Edeh / Techloy.com)* The other finalists placed as follows: - **2nd:** Hamzah A. Dalatson, Malltiple - **3rd:** Esther Adeleke, TESA Global Solutions - **4th:** Emmanuel Chuma-Onwuoku, Growdex - **5th:** Ojo John Oluwagbenga, OpenBox The Launchpad gave the event's argument a practical dimension. It wasn't just about telling founders to build businesses that can travel. It gave some of them support to make those businesses more investable and more prepared for the opportunities they were seeking. ## Global does not have to mean abroad That idea also changes how we think about relocation. Rukayat said one of the reasons LWB was brought to Lagos was to help people prepare for international opportunities before they felt they had to leave. “What made us bring it to Lagos is because it was pertinent that we prepare people to access global opportunities even without relocating.” That could mean working remotely for an international company, selling into another market, raising capital from international investors, or building the networks needed to access opportunities beyond Nigeria. The professional trying to land a role abroad and the founder trying to raise money from an international investor may be solving different problems, but the underlying challenge is similar: can you make your value understood beyond the environment where you started? ## The real meaning of global relevance Overall, the event didn't offer a formula for becoming globally relevant. But it provided a clearer picture of what that relevance requires. For professionals, technical ability needs to be paired with communication, visibility and an understanding of how international employers operate. For founders, ambition needs to be backed by market knowledge, momentum and evidence that the business can execute. And for both, access matters. The right information, networks and relationships can determine whether an opportunity remains out of reach or becomes actionable. Global relevance, then, is less about where someone is based and leans towards what they have built can hold its own beyond that location. LWB Lagos 2026 ultimately made a case for preparing Nigerian talent not simply to leave home, but to compete from wherever they are. [LWB Lagos 2026: Techloy Joins as Media PartnerTechloy has partnered with LWB Lagos 2026 to bring founders, entrepreneurs and professionals closer to one of Nigeria’s leading innovation and career conferences.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/icon/techloy-avatar-1-a8f60859-d008-40c7-b890-2ae802c24bf3.png)TechloyPartner Content![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/thumbnail/Copy-of-ILZ_2441-8a95f1b5-bae4-47fe-86db-66cb0ae8463b.jpg)](https://www.techloy.com/lwb-lagos-2026-techloy-media-partner/) --- *Reporting by Louis Eriakha; Writing by David Adubiina; Editing by Kelechi Edeh.*