The National Council is assisted in the discharge of its parliamentary functions by a Secretariat headed by the Secretary General. The Secretariat comprises four divisions, viz., Secretariat Services Division (AFD), Information & Communication Division, Legislative & Procedural Division and Hansard & Research Division. They provide professional, technical and administrative services as hereunder:

1. Conduct election of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson before the first sitting of the National Council on re-constitution;
2. Organize training or orientation programme for newly elected members;
3. Provide advice to the Chairperson and Members on the operation of proceedings, interpretation of standing orders, parliamentary practices and precedent;
4. Draft/review Bills, Acts, Rules and other legislations;
5. Provide research and secretarial services to the various committees;
6. Carry out administrative and financial functions;
7. Prepare agenda and resolutions of the National Council;
8. Transcribe proceedings of the Council sessions (Verbatim);
9. Provide/arrange interpretation and translation services;
10. Publish and distribute resolutions of the National Council;
11. Safeguard records of decisions and proceedings; and
12. Coordinate with Ministries and other Government agencies.
13. Carry out civic education and public awareness on parliamentary democracy; and
14. Build institutional linkages with Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), other parliaments and related associations/forums.