Section 2: Membership of the Council

(1) The Council shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by the President and the following other members, that is-
(a) a representative each of the Committee of-
(i) Deans of Education and of Directors of Education in Nigerian universities:
(ii) Provosts of colleges of education;
(iii) Rectors of polytechnics;
(b) one person to represent each of the following bodies, that is-
(i) the National Universities Commission;
(ii) the National Commission for Colleges of Education;
(iii) the National Board for Technical Education;
(iv) the National Teachers Institute;
(c) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Education;
(d) six persons to represent the State Ministries of Education to be elected in rotation among the States of the Federation to be appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education every two years;
(e) two persons to represent the Nigerian Academy of Education;
(f) five persons elected by the Nigeria Union of Teachers in the manner for the time being provided by the constitution of that Association; and
(g) the registrar.
(2) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of office of members of the Council and the other matters therein mentioned.
(3) The Council may make regulations providing for an increase or reduction in the membership of the Council and may make such consequential amendments to paragraph (1) of the First Schedule to this Act as the Minister considers expedient in consequence of the increase or reduction.