From 1954 until 22 July 1965, the Seremban Town Council was led by a president (Malay: Yang Di Pertua) in the office yearly, occasionally sitting for more than a year.
The Seremban District Council was upgraded to the Nilai Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Nilai) on 2 February 2002.
It administered eight mukims (communes) in Seremban District and was led by 3 presidents before merger.
[6][7][8] Like all local governments in Malaysia, MBS is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure.
The main headquarters is located at the intersection between Persiaran Forest Heights 1 and Jalan Seremban-Tampin in Forest Heights, Rahang, immediately south of downtown Seremban.