Section 24: Secrecy.

(1) A member of the Governing Board or the Director-General or any other officer or employee of the Agency or the Centre shall:
(a) not, for his personal gain, make use of any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the ordinary course of his duty as a member of the Governing Board or as the Director-General, officer or employee of the Agency or the Centre;
(b) treat as confidential any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the performance of his duties under this Act;
(c) not disclose any information referred to under paragraph (b) of this subsection, except when required to do so by a court or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the Governing Board, from time to time.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not less than N50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.