Section 3: Functions of the Agency

(1) Subject to this Act, the Agency shall perform the following functions, that is-
(a) plan and advise the Federal Government on policy issues affecting urban mass transit planning, operation, and management in Nigeria;
(b) formulate the overall national policy on urban mass transit to include the regulation of fare structure, safety standards and comfort of passengers;
(c) set Federal Government objectives and priorities on urban mass transit on a continuous basis and also convey to the public the Federal Government's policies on urban mass transit system development;
(d) implement Federal Government directives on mass transit;
(e) monitor and supervise the operations and activities of the State Mass Transit Agencies and promote urban transport operators in relation to technical assistance projects received from the Agency;
(f) conduct or commission studies on all aspects of urban mass transit in Nigeria from time to time with the overall objective of improving urban mass transit delivery system in Nigeria;
(g) organise training, workshops, seminar and conference as it deems fit to enhance the performance of its role and those of mass transit delivery system in Nigeria; and
(h) perform such other functions which may be assigned to it from time to time by the President.