Mirian Gom

Gom Mirian AHR Senior Correspondent, has over 8 years’ experience reporting on health, crime, education, investigations, and development issues across Nigeria and Africa. With dual degrees in Economics, she combines analytical skill with compelling storytelling. Widely recognised for her public health and humanitarian reporting, she earned a Nestlé Award nomination for compelling human-interest journalism. Follow her on Twitter @mirian_linus.

Nigerian Expert Urges Africa to Rethink Autism Understanding Boluwatife Ayanwole speaking on autism inclusion at conference

Nigerian Expert Urges Africa to Rethink Autism Understanding

Mirian Gom January 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian autism expert and neurodiversity advocate Boluwatife Ayanwole calls for a major cultural shift...

FG Launches National Task Force on Patient Safety Oversight Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

FG Launches National Task Force on Patient Safety Oversight

Mirian Gom January 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government establishes a National Task Force on Clinical Governance and Patient Safety...

Nigeria’s Classroom Emergency: Who Should Pay for the North’s Out-of-School Children Crisis? Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Nigeria’s Classroom Emergency: Who Should Pay for the North’s Out-of-School Children Crisis?

Mirian Gom January 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A child who is not in school is not just missing lessons — they...

TUC Gives Health Ministry Seven-Day Ultimatum Over Pay Circular Lagos health workers protest as JOHESU begins strike

TUC Gives Health Ministry Seven-Day Ultimatum Over Pay Circular

Mirian Gom January 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) issues a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal...

Nigeria Raises Professors’ Retirement Age, Approves New Allowance Package Education Minister Tunji Alausa during ASUU agreement signing

Nigeria Raises Professors’ Retirement Age, Approves New Allowance Package

Mirian Gom January 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government approves a new policy allowing university lecturers in the professorial cadre...

NYSC Introduces Disability Inclusion Protocol for 2026 Service Year NYSC

NYSC Introduces Disability Inclusion Protocol for 2026 Service Year

Mirian Gom January 14, 2026

JOS, Nigeria – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) announces a landmark policy shift with the introduction...

AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories January 6 – 11, 2026

Mirian Gom January 12, 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE The first full week of 2026 opens with Nigeria confronting familiar fault lines in its...

Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike After Government Commitments nard-strike-suspension-nigeria-2025.jpg: “Resident doctors in Nigeria suspend strike after government commitments