A recipient of the Public Relations Person of the Year Award of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Kano/Jigawa State and Certificate of Commendation from the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and International public Relations association (IPRA), Shuaib was a winner of Best Serving youth corps member in Delta State (in the Niger Delta Region) and National Youth Service Award for distinguished contributions in Nigeria which offered him automatic employment at the state and in the federal civil service respectively.

 

He has held several positions in the public service from PRO Delta State Government House, Press Secretary Federal Ministry of Finance and later to that of Health. He was also Head of Public Relations at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission for seven years before his posting to the National Press Centre, Abuja. By virtue of his official responsibilities, he has attended management development programmes and conference at home and abroad and he belongs to some international PR bodies.

 

Apart from his published articles, he has authored four books: "Nightmare for the Rich" (a novel); "Strictly Personal: Writings for the Media"; "Financial Public Relations the Nigerian Approach" and "A Dozen Tips for Media Relations."

 

Writing and man-watching being some of his hobbies, his views do not necessarily represent the positions or thinking of his organizations especially on sensitive issues that affect the society. He has a dedicated website (www.yashuaib.com) for some of his writings. He is happily married with three kids.