Communications 2003 No. 19 A 303 Republic of Nigeria and carrying out ancillary functions at international and regional spectrum allocation bodies including but not limited to International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ; (b) assist and advise the Minister on the preparation and negotiation of bilateral and multi-lateral spectrum allocation treaties with other sovereign administrations ; (c) assist and advise the Minister on the preparation, negotiation and adoption of spectrum coordination agreements that are applicable to cross-border spectrum uses involving the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other countries ; (d) in consultation and conjunction with the Commission, prepare, update and publish on a regular basis a national frequency allocation table and establish a data bank that would assist and facilitate the management of the national spectrum ; (e) carry out bulk trans-sectoral allocation of spectrum to statutory bodies that are authorised by enabling laws to allocate spectrum to end-users ; and (f) receive and collate returns and statistics on spectrum allocation to endusers from the statutory bodies specified in paragraph (e) of this section and coordinate their respective activities. 29.—(1) The Minister shall ensure that the Council meets at least four times in every calendar year to transact its businesses. Meetings and proceedings. (2) The Council may make standing orders for the regulation of its meetings and proceedings and may establish standing or ad-hoc committees to assist it in exercising its functions under this Act. (3) Membership of the Council Committees may be constituted beyond the members of the Council to include persons and representatives of organisations that are capable in the Council’s estimation of assisting the Council in the discharge of its functions provided that such Council Committees shall at all times be headed by the Council Members. (4) Decisions of the Council Committees shall not be effective binding and valid until they are adopted and agreed upon by the NFM Council. 30.—(1) The Council shall be funded from— (a) subventions and budgetary allocations from the Federal Government ; and Funding and staffing of the Council. (b) grants-in-aid from national, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies. (2) The Council Secretariat shall be serviced by officials of the Ministry. CHAPTER IV—LICENCES PART I—REQUIREMENT FOR AND CLASS OF LICENCES, AND OFFENCE 31.—(1) No person shall operate a communications system or facility nor provide a communications service in Nigeria unless authorised to do so under a communications licence or exempted under regulations made by the Commission under this Act. Requirement for licences ; and offence.