On Sunday April 20, 2014 all staff of Kaduna airport was taken by surprise as the control tower of the Kaduna Airport gutted by fire ignited by electrical fault. As a result, flights to the airport have been temporarily suspended by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The Managing Director of NAMA, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, said the fire incident was attributed to power surge which immediately sparked fire that razed the entire tower.

Abdulsalam who said all the personnel on duty were safely evacuated, also said he has directed the immediate deployment of the agency’s mobile tower currently in Abuja to Kaduna airport to resume normal services by sunset, Monday 21, 2014.

NAMA in a release said it had issued NOTAM (Notice to Air Men) to that effect informing the operating airlines locally and across the globe of this development.