Daga IBRAHIM HAMISU a Kano
Sani Kamaluddeen Shawai an haife shine a ranar 13 ga Maris, 1978, a Dawakin Tofa, Jihar Kano, Najeriya. Tun yana ƙarami a Sabon Gari, Dawaki, ya nuna sha’awar sa kan yaɗa labarai, sadarwa da hidimtawa al’umma, waɗanda daga baya suka zama ginshiƙan aikinsa a fannonin aikin jarida da hulɗa da jama’a.
Tafiyar karatunsa ta haɗa tushen ilimin gida da kuma gogewar ƙasa da ƙasa, duk da cewa ya fito ne daga fannin kimiyya. Ya fara karatunsa a Makarantar Firamare ta Musamman ta Dawakin Tofa a shekarar 1989, daga bisani ya halarci Unity College, Karaye, ta hanyar shirin musayar ɗalibai. A shekarar 1995 ya kammala karatun sakandare a Science Secondary School, Dawakin Kudu, kafin ya wuce Kano State College of Arts and Science Studies, inda ya samu takardar IJMB a shekarar 1997.
A shekarar 2005, ya kammala karatun B.Sc a fannin Sociology (Ilimin Zamantakewa) daga Jami’ar Bayero, Kano. Wannan fanni ya ba shi zurfin fahimta kan al’umma, al’adu da halayyar ɗan Adam. Da yake da burin ƙwarewa a fasaha da kimiyyar sadarwa, Sani ya ci gaba da samun horo na musamman a gida da ƙasashen waje. Daga cikin cibiyoyin da ya samu horo akwai Goethe Institute, Lagos, a shekarar 2006; Compass International, Stuttgart, Jamus, a shekarar 2008; da DW Radio, Bonn, Jamus.
Haka kuma ya samu takardun ƙwarewa a Digital Journalism daga Reuters; Radio Journalism daga DW Bonn; Media and International Cultural Dialogue a Berlin; da Intercultural Management a Stuttgart.
A shekarar 2019, ya samu horo kan Basic Content Production a Lagos. Haka kuma yana da takardar shaidar Foundation of Radio Journalism da ya samu a Bonn a shekarar 2016, da kuma takardar Effective Communication and Presentation daga Multimedia International Ltd, Lagos, a shekarar 2019.
A shekarar 2024, ya samu horo na musamman kan Enhancing Capacity of Legislative Aides for Effective Service Delivery, wanda kamfanin Ultimate Synergy Solutions ya shirya.
A shekarar 2026 kuma, ya samu takardar shaidar Mastering Legislative Reporting – Accuracy and Conteɗt, a wani shiri na inganta ƙwarewa a aikin bayar da rahotannin majalisa, wanda Jibal Communication Ltd ya shirya.
Aikin da aka gina bisa tasiri
Sani ya fara aikin sa a shekarar 2004 a kamfanin Starcomms Telecommunications, Kano, inda ya yi aiki a sashen hulɗa da abokan ciniki. Sai dai sha’awarsa ga kafafen yaɗa labarai ta sa ya karkata zuwa aikin jarida, inda a lokacin hidimar ƙasa ta NYSC ya yi fice a matsayin Shugaban Community Development Service na NYSC, sannan daga baya ya zama Mataimakin Babban Sakataren Kungiyar NYSC Coppers Association of Nigeria tare da riƙe muƙamin Editan-in-Chief a tsakanin shekarun 2005 zuwa 2006.
A Jihar Adamawa, ya kuma taɓa zama Mai Gudanar da NYSC Coppers Forum na Jihar, inda ya jagoranci ayyukan jin daɗi da ci gaban matasa masu yi wa ƙasa hidima.
Duniyar watsa shirye-shirye ta zama babban ɓangare na rayuwarsa. A shekarar 2007, ya shiga Voice of Nigeria (VON) a Lagos da Abuja a matsayin furodusa da edita, inda ya samar da shirye-shiryen ƙasa tare da yin hulɗa da manyan jami’an gwamnati.
ƙwarewarsa wajen ba da labarai da suka shafi al’adu daban-daban ta kai shi Deutsche Welle (DW Radio) a Bonn, Jamus, inda ya fara aiki a matsayin ƙwararren mai watsa shirye-shiryen multimedia a shekarar 2008, kafin daga bisani ya zama edita a shekarar 2015.
A DW, Sani ya yi fice wajen gyarawa da samar da shirye-shirye ga masu sauraron harshen Hausa a sassa daban-daban na duniya. Ya yi aiki tare da ’yan jarida daga Afirka da Turai, tare da taimakawa wajen isar da labaran Najeriya zuwa ga duniya.
Daga shekarar 2019 zuwa 2022, ya yi aiki a matsayin Jami’in Wayar da Kan Jama’a na Kamfanin Rarraba Wutar Lantarki na Kano (KEDCO), inda ya kula da harkokin hulɗa da jama’a ga sama da kwastomomi miliyan uku. A lokacin, ya ƙarfafa alaƙa da kafafen yaɗa labarai tare da tsara shirye-shiryen wayar da kan jama’a ta rediyo da hulɗa kai tsaye da al’umma, abin da ya taimaka wajen ƙara fahimtar juna tsakanin kamfanin da masu amfani da wutar lantarki.
A shekarar 2022, Sani ya karɓi babban muƙaminsa na Babban Manajan Tambarin Hausa International TV (TTV), tashar talabijin ta farko da ke watsa shirye-shiryen Hausa a matakin ƙasa da ƙasa, wadda ke da cibiya a Kano.
A ƙarƙashin jagorancinsa, tashar ta faɗaɗa shirye-shiryenta, ta ƙarfafa ƙa’idojin aikin jarida, tare da bunƙasa harkokinta na kafafen zamani domin kai wa masu magana da Hausa a Najeriya da ƙasashen waje.
ɗan jarida mai tasiri a matakin ƙasa
Sani ba manaja kawai ba ne, ƙwararren ɗan jarida ne da ya samu damar yin hira da manyan mutane da kuma yin tasiri a harkar watsa labarai.
A ranar 30 ga Oktoba, 2022, ya gudanar da wata hirar musamman ta tsawon awa ɗaya da tsohon Shugaban ƙasar Najeriya, marigayi Muhammadu Buhari, tare da gogaggen ɗan jarida Malam Halilu Getso. Wannan hira ta kasance ɗaya daga cikin muhimman lokuta a tarihin aikin jarida na watsa shirye-shirye a Najeriya.
Tsawon shekaru, Sani ya yi hira da gwamnoni, ministoci, sarakunan gargajiya, ’yan kasuwa da kuma masu ruwa da tsaki a harkokin ci gaban al’umma.
ƙwarewa da tallafin karatu
Ayyukan Sani sun ba shi damar samun karɓuwa a matakin ƙasa da ƙasa. Yana daga cikin tsofaffin mahalarta Cross Culture Programme (CCP) na Ma’aikatar Harkokin Wajen Jamus, sannan ya kuma kasance ɗaya daga cikin waɗanda suka samu damar halartar shirin Nieman Journalism Lab na Jami’ar Harvard da ke Cambridge.
Haka kuma, shi mamba ne na Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
A watan Disamba na shekarar 2023, Gwamnatin Jihar Kano, ƙarƙashin jagorancin Gwamna, Injiniya Abba Kabir Yusuf, ta naɗa Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai a matsayin Babban Sakataren Yaɗa Labarai na Majalisar Dokokin Jihar Kano, tare da zama Mai Magana da Yawun Kakakin Majalisar, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, muƙamin da yake ci gaba da riƙewa a halin yanzu.
