The rain started in trickles, small drops at a time. Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is not immune to rainfall.But by 10pm last Tuesday, it was no longer raindrops. It was a flood — the first of its kind in recent history. By the time the rains eased, it had caused serious upset in the city’s prime towns-Asokoro, Maitama, Guzape, Lokogoma, Garki and Wuse.

ABUJA FLOODING: IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT GREEN AREAS

For years, the warnings arrived like clockwork and were dismissed with the same rhythm. Environmental activists said the sale of Abuja's green belts and waterway buffers to…