Section 4: Establishment of National Advisory Council for the Directorate.

(1) There is hereby established for the Directorate, a Council to be known as the National Advisory Council for the Directorate (in this Act referred to as "the Council").
(2)
The Council shall consist of a chairman, who shall be appointed pursuant to paragraph 5 (1) of the Schedule to this Act and the following other members to be appointed by the Minister, that is-
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(a) a representative each of the following Ministries and bodies, that is-
(i) Employment, Labour and Productivity;
(ii) Industry;
(iii) Agriculture and Rural Development;
(iv) Water Resources;
(v) Education;
(vi) Works and Housing;
(vii) Women Affairs and Youth Development;
(viii) the National Youth Service Corps;
(b) one person nominated by the Governor of each State of the Federation;
(c) one person nominated by the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association, to represent employers;
(d) one person nominated by the Nigeria Labour Congress, to represent workers;
(e) three persons appointed by the Minister, to represent the business community;
(f) three persons appointed by the Minister, to represent academic interests, research institutions and consultancy services; and
(g) three other persons appointed by the Minister, being persons who, by reason of any requisite ability, experience and special knowledge, have skills that would be useful to the Directorate and would enable them to make effective contribution to the work of the Directorate.
(3) The Council shall advise the Minister on national employment generation and the co-ordination of Federal and State Government programmes, for employment promotion, funding and mobilisation of assistance for such programmes.
(4) The Council shall, from time to time, assess the programmes implemented by the Directorate, with a view to ascertaining their suitability and to offering such advice as may improve the success of such programmes.
(5) The Council shall be constituted into various committees relevant to each programme of the Directorate.
(6) The Council may, subject to such conditions as it may impose, delegate any of the functions conferred on it by this Act to any of its committees; but nothing in this section shall prevent the Council from exercising any of the powers so delegated.
(7) The supplementary provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Council and the other matters mentioned therein.