Section 6: Appointment of the Director and principal officers of the Centre

(1) There shall be appointed for the Centre an officer to be designated as the Director of the Centre who shall be the chief executive of the Centre and shall be responsible for the day-to-day running and management of the affairs of the Centre.
(2) The Director shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister.
(3) The Director shall be of the rank of a Permanent Secretary in the public service of the Federation.
(4) The Director shall be a person who possesses a qualification in metallurgy, mineral process engineering, industrial chemistry or any of the pure and applied sciences, from a recognised university or cognate institution and has since his qualification been actively employed or engaged in the metallurgical or allied industry in a managerial capacity for a continuous period of not less than ten years.
(5) The Director shall hold office in the first instance for a period of five years and shall be eligible for a reappointment for such further term of five years as the President may, from time to time, determine.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Director shall hold office on such terms as to emoluments and otherwise as may be specified in his letter of appointment.
(7) There shall be appointed for the Centre such number of officers as may be expedient to be designated as Deputy Directors who shall be appointed by the Board.
(8) A Deputy Director appointed pursuant to subsection (7) of this section shall be a person who possesses the qualification and experience prescribed in respect of the office of the Director under subsection (4) of this section.
(9) There shall be appointed for the Centre such number of Assistant Directors as the Board may, from time to time, determine to assist the Director in the performance of his functions under this Act.
(10) The qualification and experience required for eligibility for appointment as an Assistant Director shall be as may be determined by the Board.