(a) Ensure the co-ordination and implementation of the Plan within Nigeria including within 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breath of the territorial waters of Nigeria is measured;
(b) Undertake surveillance, reporting, alerting and other response activities as they relate to oil spillages;
(c) Encourage regional co-operation among member States of West African sub-region and in the Gulf of Guinea for combating oil spillage and pollution in our contiguous waters;
(d) Strengthen the national capacity and regional action to prevent, control, combat and mitigate marine pollution;
(e) Promote technical co-operation between Nigeria and member States of the West African sub-region;