Section 7: Functions and powers of the Commission.

(1) The Commission shall-
(a) formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the North-West states;
(b) conceive, plan and implement, in accordance with set rules and regulations, projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the North-West 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-West states to be surveyed in order to ascertain measures which are necessary to promote its physical and socio- economic development;
(d) prepare master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the North-West states and the estimates of the costs of implementing such master plans and schemes;
(e) implement all the measures approved for the development of the North-West states by the Federal Government and the member states of the Commission;
(f) identify factors inhibiting the development of the North-West states and assist the member states in the formulation and implementation of policies to ensure sound and efficient management of the resources of the North-West states;
(g) assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the North-West states by solid mineral extracting and mining companies, agricultural processing and any other company including non-governmental organisations, and ensure that funds released for the projects are properly utilised;
(h) tackle ecological and environmental problems that arise from the extraction and mining of solid minerals in the North-West states and advise the Federal Government and the member states on the prevention and control of water and environmental pollution;
(i) liaise with the various solid mineral extraction and mining 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-West states and its peoples.
(2) In the performance of its functions and excise of its 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, in the performance of its functions under this Act, of the President.