Children Day 2021: Shine Band Music, Mariam Ashely Yusuf Foundation Pays Courtesy Visit to Emir of FCT disable colony in Abuja.


By: Benedict Aguele


May 27th Every year in Nigeria is declared a public holiday for Primary and Secondary school children.

The observance of Children's Day in Nigeria is aimed to raise public awareness of problems, that children face. About 42% of the Nigerian population are children and 1/3 of children aged from 6 to 14 don't go to schools. Many children leave schools for different purposes and children's rights are often violated. Unfortunately, the government of Nigeria doesn't make much to solve the problems connected with children's right violation and the inadequate system of education.

Mariam Ashley Yusuf Foundation a Non-Governmental Organisation in partnership with Shine Band Music has decided this year to host a charity concert for the children in FCT disable colony karamajiji, Abuja.


The organizers of the charity concert Founder, Shine Band Music Ventures, Mr. Smokey Timi Abajor and Founder, Mariam Ashley Yusuf Foundation, Ms. Mariam Ashley Yusuf, and members of their team paid a courtesy visit to the Emir FCT disable colony karamajiji a suburb in Abuja, to intimate him of the plan to host a charity concert in his community.

The Emir and members of his council received the team warmly while lauding the initiative of the organizers he also prayed for the success of the event and thank them for the gesture.


In a brief speech by the organizers of the charity concert thank the emir and members of his council for the warm reception and went further to say they decided to organize the charity concert for the kids living in the community to celebrate and show them love, care, and attention and also educate them on the importance of education.