Section 14: Functions of the Statistician-General.

The Statistician-General shall-(a) be the Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau;
(b) be the Co-ordinator of the System and as such, the Statistician-General shall -
(i) advise Federal Ministries, Agencies, States and Local Governments on issues relating to their statistical activities;
(ii) advise on the appropriate methods for collecting and processing national data for statistical purposes and on the timing and form of dissemination of these statistics;
(iii) represent Nigeria in international meeting or designate one or more staff from the National Bureau of Statistics ;
(c) be a full member of and act as the Secretary to the Board and any committees which the Board may establish;
(d) on the advise of the Chairman of the Board or such Committee convene any meeting of the Board or committee and in carrying out any functions under this subject, the Statistician-General shall attend-
(i) meetings of the Board or any committee; and
(ii) these meetings together with such other officers as he or she may deem fit;
(e) subject to the direction of the Board be responsible to the Board for the administration and management of funds and property of the Bureau;
(f) carry out the policies of the Board;
(g) ensure that the Bureau is at all times positioned for effective and efficient service delivery;
(h) be responsible for the supervision and discipline of the staff of the Bureau;
(i) advise stakeholders in the National Statistical System on matters relating to statistics;
(j) present to the Board for approval annual work programmes, human resource development programme and any other programmes to develop national statistics;
(k) present to the Board for approval budgets and audited accounts of the Bureau ; and
(l) perform any other functions and duties as may be assigned by the Board.