Section 7: Special Functions of the Agency.

The Agency shall:(a) ensure the co-ordination and implementation of the Plan within Nigeria including within 200 nautical miles from the baseline for which the breath of the territorial waters of Nigeria is measured;
(b) undertake surveillance, reporting, alerting and other response activities as they relate to oil spillages;
(c) encourage regional co-operation among member States of West African sub-region and in the Gulf of Guinea for combating oil spillage and pollution in our contiguous waters;
(d) strengthen the national capacity and regional action to prevent, control, combat and mitigate marine pollution;
(e) promote technical co-operation between Nigeria and member States of the West African sub-region;
(f) facilitate:
(i) the arrival and utilization in and departure from Nigeria of ships, aircrafts and other modes of transport engaged in responding to oil pollution incidents or transporting personnel, cargo, materials and equipment required to deal with such an incident; and
(ii) the expeditious movement into, through and out of Nigeria of personnel, cargoes, materials and equipment;
(g) (i) The National Control and Response Centre shall for the purposes of a Tier 3 oil spill response, undertake such functions as specified under section 20 of this Act.
(ii) The Director-General shall have the power to co-opt all the Government Ministries and Agencies mentioned under the Second Schedule to this Act, in the management of a Tier 3 or a major Tier 2 oil spill. (Second schedule)