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National Manpower Board Act

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Arrangement of Sections

1. Proceedings of the Board

2. Committees

3. Mis c ellaneous

4. committee thereto, shall forthwith disclose his interest to the Board or the committee, as the

An Act to establish the National Manpower Board to, among other things, determine

and advi se the Government on the nation’s manpower need s in all occup a tions.

[1991 No. 18.]

[ 3 0t h May, 19 91]

[Commencement.]

Establishment of the National Manpower Board etc.

(I) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Manpower Board

(in this Act referred to as “the Board”).

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.
(3) The Board may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(4) The Board shall have four operational zonal offices to be located at Owerri,

Bauchi, Akure and Minna.

Membership of’ the Board

(I) The Board shall consist of a part-time chairman and the following other members

that is-

(a ) a representative each of the following Federal Ministries, that is to say-

(i) Finance;
(ii) Education;
(iii) Employment, Labour and Productivity;

( b) a representative each of the following Federal establishments or bodies, that is-

(i) Federal Civil Service Commission;
(ii) National Universities Commission;
(iii) Federal Office of Statistics;
(iv) Industrial Training Fund;
(v) Employers of Labour;
(vi) Nigeria Labour Congress; and

(c ) the Executive Secretary of the Board.

(2) The chairman and other members of the Board shall be appointed by the President

on the recommendation of the Minister.

(3) The Executive Secretary of the Board shall be an exofficio member of the Board

and shall not have the right to vote at meetings of the Board.

(4) The supplementary provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with

respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters contained therein.

[Schedule.]

Tenure of’ office of’ members of’ the Board

( I) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person appointed to be a member of the

Board, not being a public officer, shall hold office for a period of three years from the

date of this appointment.

(2) Any member, not being a public officer, may resign his appointment by a notice in

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