{
  "id": 2004120,
  "title": "Tinubu’s offshore tax order to unlock $50bn, add 1mbpd – NUPRC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tinubus-offshore-tax-order-to-unlock-50bn-add-1mbpd-nuprc",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubus-offshore-tax-order-to-unlock-50bn-add-1mbpd-nuprc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu's new tax incentive for deep offshore oil and gas projects could unlock approximately $50 billion in investments and add nearly one million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate to Nigeria's production within the next four to five years, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Project Incentives (Tax Remission) Executive Order 2026, recently signed by Tinubu, is designed to improve the economics of deep offshore oil and gas projects by providing tax incentives and a more predictable framework for investors. The NUPRC's Executive Commissioner for Development and Production, Enorense Amadasu, revealed these potential gains during an interview, stating that the reform could open a new phase of investment in Nigeria's offshore petroleum industry.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Tinubu’s offshore tax order to unlock $50bn, add 1mbpd – NUPRC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tinubus-offshore-tax-order-to-unlock-50bn-add-1mbpd-nuprc-2006475",
        "published": "2026-08-19T20:10:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}