Section 7: Functions and powers of the Commission.

1 The Commission shall -
a formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the North Central States;
b in accordance with the set rules and regulations, conceive, plan and implement projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the North Central States in the field of transportation, including roads, health, education, employment, agriculture, industrialisation, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications;
c cause the North Central States to be surveyed in order to ascertain measures which are necessary to promote its physical and socioeconomic development;
d prepare master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the North Central States and the estimates of the costs of implementing such master plans and schemes;
e implement all the measures approved by the Federal Government and the Member States of the Commission for the development of the North Central States;
f identify factors inhibiting the development of the North Central States and assist in the formulation and implementation of policies to ensure sound and efficient management of their resources;
g assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the North Central States by mineral extracting and mining companies, oil and gas producing companies, and any other company, including nongovernmental organisations, and ensure that funds released for such projects are properly utilised;
h tackle ecological and environmental problems that arise from the extraction and mining of solid minerals, exploration of oil minerals in the North Central States and advise the Federal Government and the Member States on the prevention and control of oil spillages, gas flaring and environmental pollution;
i liaise with the various solid mineral extraction and mining companies and oil and gas prospecting and producing companies on all matters of pollution prevention and control; and
j execute such other works and perform such other functions which in the opinion of the Commission are required for the sustainable development of the North Central States and its peoples.

2 In exercising its functions and powers under this section, the Commission shall have regard to the varied and specific contributions of each member state of the Commission.

3 The Commission shall be subject to the direction, control or supervision of the President in the performance of its functions order this Act.