Section 14: Establishment of Eligibility Committee for Refugees.

(1) There is established for the Commission the Eligibility Committee for Refugees (in this Act referred to as "the Eligibility Committee") which shall be under the supervision of the Federal Commissioner.
(2) The Eligibility Committee shall consist of-
(a) the Permanent Secretary, Ministry responsible for foreign affairs, or his representative, not below the rank of a director, as the Chairman;
(b) a representative of the following organisations, not below the rank of a Director -
(i) Federal Ministry responsible for humanitarian affairs,
(ii) Federal Ministry responsible for Justice,
(iii) Office of the National Security Adviser,
(iv) Nigeria Immigration Service, and
(v) National Human Rights Commission;
(c) a representative of non-governmental organisations with relevant expertise in humanitarian affairs; and
(d) a representative of the office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Nigeria, who shall be an observer.
(3) The Eligibility Committee shall -
(a) consider and process applications for refugee status and make appropriate recommendations on the application to the Federal Commissioner;
(b) consider cases for cancellation and revocation of refugee status that may be referred to it by the Federal Commissioner; and
(c) perform any other function as may be assigned to it by the Federal Commissioner or the Minister.
(4) The Commission shall be the Secretariat for the Eligibility Committee.