Section 11: Power of the Council to conduct inquiry into complaints, etc.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Council shall, following complaints lodged before it by any person, have the power to-
(a) inquire into and examine all such witnesses as the Council may deem fit;
(b)
without prejudice to provisions of the Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct, summon any person in Nigeria to attend any meeting of the Council to give evidence and to examine him as a witness in the case of journalists;
[1999 No. 60.]
(c) consider and deal with any matter referred to it in the absence of any party who has been duly summoned to appear before it;
(d) admit any evidence, whether written or oral and act on evidence, whether written or oral;
(e) appoint any person to act as an interpreter in any matter brought before it and translate any books, papers or writing brought before it;
(f)
generally give all such directions and do all such things as are necessary or expedient for dealing speedily and justly with any matter referred to it from time to time.
(Second Schedule. Forms.]
(2) Summons issued under subsection (1) (b) of this section shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule to this Act and shall be served by such persons as the Council may direct.