Section 164, The National Communications Authority Act, 2022

(1) The Fund Administrator shall be responsible for thecollection and disbursement of the funds in accordance with these regulations and to provide overall leadership in the conduct and management of the day to day business or activities of the Fund. (2) Notwithstanding the generality of sub section (1), the Fund Administrator shall be responsible to- (a) establish administrative mechanisms, systems and structures for proper management of the Fund; (b) develop specific indicators of communications access; (c) apply a competitive selection process for identifying of pprojects to be funded; (d) develop appropriate socio-economic criteria for identifying the geographical areas, population groups, institutions and organizations that may be eligable to benifit from the Fund; (e) develop criteria for evaluating project proposals for funding; 122 123 Duration of membership. the Board. Fund Administration. Innunity of members of the Fund. Fund Administration. No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022 (a) setting out the operations to be undertaken to ensure universal services; (b) defining annual and multi-annual universal access programmes and budgets, as well as activity plans to be submitted; (c) defining, planning and co-ordinating the implementation and monitoring of the universal access and universal service; (d) designating one or more licensees to be in charge of the universal service or components of the universal service; (e) promoting and supporting digital literacy and skills development programmes; (f) identifying, approving, scheduling and financing private sector and local community investments in universal servvice provision projects; and (g) conduct of research and other relevant studies in information technologies. PART XXXII-IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE