Iver,
All agreed - absolutely if you're a young chap, no ties, and wish to get some experience in a very challenging environment - then I would say knock yourself out. I think you touch on a very pertinent point (and I guess my post related to this as much as anything else) by saying that they are going to need some pretty hardy and experienced skippers to ensure the operation is run safely.
Its the kind of gig that will attract a very particular type of applicant due to all the reasons noted. Its just when there are jobs going up the road in the sandpit, why would the experienced guys want to subject themselves to sub saharan living standards...
LOS (Lagos) is NOT some kind of cool adventure, it's real survival in a totally corrupt and dangerous third world country, teetering on the edge of a religious conflict which could lead to civil war.
Never a truer word spoken. The place is horribly unstable, aggressive and human life has a very low value placed on it - yours included.