National Centre for Women Development Act. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the National Centre for Women Development for the general purpose of designing developmental programmes and activities for the advancement of women in Nigeria. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Institution Gender Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act establishes the National Centre for Women Development as a body corporate. It also establishes for the management of the affairs of the Centre, a governing council to be known as the National Centre for Women Development Council. The Centre shall primarily be charged with responsibility to stimulate consciousness towards the attainment of higher levels of development and activity for Nigerian women and promote international cooperation for the attainment of this objective. All manufacturing and industrial concerns and organizations shall be eligible for election for associate membership of the Centre and on election, shall be conferred with such rights as the Council may, from time to time, determine. Full text English Website www.placng.org