Section 10: Establishment of an Academic Board for the Centre.

(1) There is hereby established as an integral part of the Centre, an Academic Board which shall consist of-
(a) the Director of the Centre;
(b) the Deputy Director;
(c) the librarian;
(d) four representatives drawn in rotation from among the universities in Nigeria in the discipline of mathematical sciences; and
(e) five other persons, for the time being holding such appointments on the staff of the Centre as the Director of the Centre may, with the approval of the Council, specify.
(2)
A person other than an ex-officio member shall hold an appointment on the Academic Board under paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section for a period of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment for one further period of two years.
(3) The Academic Board shall-
(a) formulate and continuously evaluate the academic programme of the Centre; and
(b) perform such other functions as are traditional to such bodies as the Council may, from time to time, direct.
(4) The Director shall be the chairman at the meeting of the Academic Board and in his absence, the Deputy Director shall preside at such meeting but, in the absence of both, the members present at the meeting shall appoint one of their number to preside at the meeting.
(5) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, the Academic Board shall have power to regulate its own procedure.