Sheriff Shagaya Maintains His Mother’s Famed Legacy

“Apple doesn’t fall far from the three”. This popular axiom says much about Sheriff Shagaya.

No doubt he shares a lot in common with his mother, Bola Shagaya.

As a businessman, he has done so well for himself to the admiration of his mother. For years, the young Shagaya  quietly and organically nurtured his several businesses  Phoenix Energy Nigeria Limited,  Kashton Concepts Nigeria Limited  as well as , Maron Oil and Gas Limited, among others.

Also, as a philanthropist, he has tried to amplify his mother’s famed legacy of benevolence and generosity, as he always makes conscious efforts to put smiles on the faces of the hoi polloi in the society

The businessman recently donated several  hundreds of millions of naira to establish the Batuli Ajiferuke Shagaya Burn Intensive Care Unit (BAS-BICU) at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State.

Built in honour of his grandmother, Batuli Ajiferuke Cagayan.  BAS-BICU aims to offer unparalleled support to patients with all kinds of burn injuries, such as chemical burns, electrical burns, friction burns, and radiation burns.

The centre boasts 10 intensive care rooms, two operating theatres with monitors and anaesthetic machines, two bedded recovery rooms with monitors and respiratory ventilators, a laboratory with auto analysers for hematology and chemistry, blood bank services, a physiotherapy unit, and a comfortable seminar room with state-of-the-art teleconference facility among others. The burn centre ensures better outcomes and brighter futures for burn patients across Nigeria and West Africa.

Shagaya while calling on Nigerians to bridge the gap in healthcare provisions and provide quality healthcare to those who need it most since the government cannot shoulder the responsibility alone, said the project is not just a token of his love for philanthropy, but a reflection of his recognition that everyone has a part to play in strengthening the society.

The Batuli Ajiferuke Shagaya Burn Intensive Care Unit (BAS-BICU) building in UITH, Ilorin marks a significant milestone in the healthcare sector, particularly in the management of acute burnss

The new ICU aims to meet the objective of limiting the systemic insult that accompanies burn injuries and providing a higher level of specialised care to patients suffering from burns. It will also play a crucial role in preventing infections related to invasive procedures and improving the overall care and treatment of burn patients.