Section 8: Functions of the Council

The Council shall-(a) subject to the provisions of this Act and relating to the directives of the President, be the governing body of the Institute and shall be charged with the general control and superintendence of the policy, finances and property of the Institute;
(b) ensure that the Institute is staffed by persons with high communicative competence in Nigerian languages;
(c) ensure that proper accounts of the Institute are kept and that those accounts are audited annually as specified in this Act;
(d) organise and control courses of studies of the Institute and the examinations held in conjunction with those courses;
(e) organise and control the halls of residence and the other facilities provided by the Institute;
(f) perform such other duties as the President may, from time to time, assign to it.