Functions of the Internal Audit 

Unit The Internal Audit Unit, an integral part of Council's Management, by statute (Finance Regulations, Revised to January, 200) reports directly to the Office of the Executive Secretary, NERDC.

As a Financial Unit of the Office of the Executive Secretary, the Internal Audit Unit is expected to perform among other statutory responsibilities, the following:

i.    To ensure that the accounting records are accurate 

ii.   To ensure that the Programme of Audit is extended to cover all the

      records of the Council; 

iii.  To ensure that the system for the council of the collection of revenue is 

     adequate and that all moneys received have been promptly brought to

     account, the correct heads and subheads; 

iv.  To ensure that the safeguards introduced for the prevention or prompt

     detection of fraud and loss of cash are adequate and for the existence

     of Internal check; 

v.  To ensure that there are adequate means for the verifications of all

     cash, stores, plant held; 

vi. To ensure that the System for the control of the issue and consumption

     of stores is adequate, that all issues are made to the right person, and

     used for the purposes for which they were authorized; 

vii. To ensure that the System for the control of expenditure is adequate

     and that all payments made are properly authorized and correct, that

     they are paid to the right person from the correct head and sub-head,

     and made for the purposes for which they were authorized; 

viii. To carry out Financial as well as Management audits of other areas of

     Council's functions with a view to monitoring their efficiency and

     effectiveness; and 

ix.  To prepare and submit periodic reports as circumstances dictate,

     which should contain observations on the economy of operations,

     efficiency and effectiveness of other areas of activities and functions of

      the Council.

Public Affairs Unit The Public Affairs Unit is a unit under the Executive Secretary's Office. It is the image making Unit of the Council and it is divided into 3 sections namely:

Media, Protocol and Communication

Functions of the Public Affair Unit: 

The Media section functions area: 

* Arrange Press Conference for the Executive Secretary 

* Advising the Council on responses to Press Statements that may affect

   the Council. This involves going through the National Dailies and other

   publications. 

* Issuing approved adverts and Press Releases to the News Media 

* Compiling editing and publishing some of the Council's information

   document like the bulletin and assisting in the publishing of Council's

   Brochure 

* Maintaining of the photography/Audio Visual services and building of

   Albums of Council Principal events. 

* Production and distribution of Invitation cards for ceremonies and

   coverage of such functions. 

* Assisting in organising the Council's publics lectures 

* Assisting in organising Conferences, Seminars and Workshops 

* Liasing with Utility organisations and selling bills. 

* Procurement and distribution of Corporate gifts to the Council's Publics

   and Staff

Functions of the Legal Unit 

* Directly Responsible to the Executive Secretary 

* Chief Legal Adviser to the Council 

* Attends to all Courts proceedings involving Council within the Federal

   Capital Territory 

* Attends to all Courts proceedings involving Council outside the Federal

   Capital Territory 

* Gives progress report on each of these cases to the Executive Secretary

   after court attendance 

* Always in touch with the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation

   on Council cases being handled by it. 

* Conducts searches on any legal issues affecting Council - with any

   Government and non-government agencies, and report back to the

   Executive Secretary 

* And any other Assignment as the Executive Secretary may direct from

   time to time