President Muhammadu Buhari has kicked off the meeting with the country’s 36 state governors in a closed door.

The meeting, which began at about 12:40 p.m., is holding inside the council chamber at the presidential villa, Abuja.

The meeting is expected to discuss a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

A presidential committee set up by the government under the leadership of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Ama Pepple, recommended that the new minimum wage should be increased from N18,000 to N30,000.

However, governors claimed theywould not be able to pay the stipulated  amount, and warned they may have to cut jobs.

The governors, who met under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), met Thursday night and resolved to meet with Buhari.