Section 11: Establishment of institutions

(1) The Agency may, with the approval of the President by an order published in the Gazette-
(a) establish science and engineering infrastructure institutions (in this Act referred to as "the institutions") which shall be located in such places in Nigeria as may be selected by the Agency with the approval of the President;
(b) designate and upgrade an existing institution into a science and engineering infrastructure institution.
(2) An order establishing an institution under this Act may contain supplementary or incidental provisions relating to the institution, including provisions for-
(a) the designation of the institution;
(b) the field or fields in which the institution is to conduct its work including manpower training where appropriate;
(c) the transfer to the institution, by mutual agreement, of any existing Federal, State and Local Government facilities;
(d) the establishment and constitution of a board of directors to manage the affairs of the institution; and
(e) a suitable association and collaboration of the institution with universities, other institutions of higher learning and commercial industries.
(3) The provisions set out in the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply to an institution established under this section.