Tag: NIGERIA-SURFING-RIGHTS-ECONOMY

Nigerian surfers brave oil pipelines, tankers to catch waves

  By Yasmine CANGA-VALLES and Camille MALPLAT Agence France-Presse TARKWA BAY, Nigeria, May 25, 2023 (AFP) — Surfing aficionados Michael Gabriel and his friends are undeterred by the coming and going of oil tankers, too focused on catching the next wave as they paddle through the polluted waters of Lagos. Tarkwa Bay, in Nigeria’s economic hub, has become a hotspot for young people seeking an escape from their daily grind. Taking part in one of […]