As legal practice becomes increasingly global, the University of Lagos and the University of Dundee have introduced the first joint LLM degree between a Nigerian and a UK university. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, Head of UNILAG’s Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, and Professor of Energy, Extractives and Governance Law, Dayo Ayoade discusses how the programme will prepare Nigerian lawyers for global legal practice, while emphasising the importance of investment in higher education, institutional reforms and strategies to address brain drain and drive national development