Flight operations have resumed at the at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja new terminal hours after a fire scare on Saturday.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said the terminal had returned to normal.
There was panic earlier at the terminal when smoke oozed out from a section of the facility leading to suspension of operations at the terminal.
FAAN later confirmed there was no fire outbreak, explaining that the incident was as a result of the system that came up when it sensed high ambient temperatures and sprays fire extinguishing agent.
“The residue of powder sprayed by the system was what was seen in the cloud as smoke”.