Section 28: Functions of NFM Council

The Council shall have and exercise the following functions-(a) assist and advise the Minister on the representation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and carrying out ancillary functions at international and regional spectrum allocation bodies including but not limited to International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ;
(b) assist and advise the Minister on the preparation and negotiation of bilateral and multi-lateral spectrum allocation treaties with other sovereign administrations ;
(c) assist and advise the Minister on the preparation, negotiation and adoption of spectrum coordination agreements that are applicable to cross-border spectrum uses involving the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other countries ;
(d) in consultation and conjunction with the Commission, prepare, update and publish on a regular basis a national frequency allocation table and establish a data bank that would assist and facilitate the management of the national spectrum ;
(e) carry out bulk trans-sectoral allocation of spectrum to statutory bodies that are authorised by enabling laws to allocate spectrum to end-users ; and
(f) receive and collate returns and statistics on spectrum allocation to end-users from the statutory bodies specified in paragraph (e) of this section and coordinate their respective activities.