Section 2: Appointment and functions of the Director, etc.

(1) There shall be a Director of the National Archives who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to the appointment of officers in the civil service of the Federation.
(2) The Director, under the direction of the Minister, shall have the general function of organising and managing the National Archives and the services provided in pursuance of this Act and shall, in particular-
(a) give advice on all matters relating to records and archives to all public and State offices, business houses, companies, private bodies and individuals who may request his advice;
(b) carry out the appraisal and selection of records for permanent preservation, and their arrangement, classification, listing and provide means of reference to the archives in the National Archives;
(c) prepare and publish, with the assistance and advice of the Council established under section 47 of this Act, periodical publications, historical and archival monographs, catalogues and guides, publications of historical sources of national interest (including works resulting from archival historical and general research by the officers of the National Archives);
(d) select and microfilm all archives essential to the continuity of the Federal Government;
(e) make arrangements for the housing of films, other records and archives which require to be kept under special conditions;
(f) cause archives to be repaired and bound or otherwise dealt with as necessary for their better preservation;
(g) promote the advancement of historical and cultural knowledge and the knowledge of the contents of Nigerian archives by-
(i) establishing and maintaining a research library which may be made accessible to such leading archival institutions and persons as he may think fit and upon such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary;
(ii) organising seminars, visits, exhibitions, lectures, in-service training, courses, meetings and conferences;
(h) conduct research into the archives on behalf of public and State offices, business houses, companies, private bodies and individuals, subject to the payment of appropriate fees;
(i) reproduce and duplicate records and archives;
(j) lend archives in the National Archives, with the approval of the Minister, for display at commemorative exhibitions or for other special purposes;
(k) establish or assist in the establishment of local training centres in records and archives management and ancillary fields;
(l) establish, with the approval of the Minister, relationship with foreign or international organisations on all matters relating to records and archives; and
(m) perform such other functions as are prescribed by this Act.
(3) The staff of the National Archives shall consist of such other officers and employees as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to the appointment of officers in the civil service of the Federation.