Section 18: Responsibilities of the National Council.

(1) The National Council shall have responsibility for;
(a) co-ordrnating all intervention programmes for the prevention, control and management of HIV and AIDS in the Federation or any part thereof;
(b) establishing minimum standards for the control and management of HIV and AIDS Infections by providing technical direction;
(c) maintaining unity and co-operation among all stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS and
(d) assessing the extent of progress made at Federal, State and Local Council levels.
(2) The Director-General of the Agency shall be the co-ordinator of the affairs of the National Council, and in that regard shall provide the secretariat to facilitate the activities and programmes of the National Council.