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.

FG Begins CPR, AED Training to Boost Emergency Response Minister Iziaq Adekunle Salako appeals to resident doctors on strike threat

FG Begins CPR, AED Training to Boost Emergency Response

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government begins cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic life support (BLS) and automated external...

FG Moves to End State Control of Local Government Funds Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

FG Moves to End State Control of Local Government Funds

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government signals a tougher stance against state interference in funds allocated to...

Lawmakers Query NBET Over N4.1bn Spending, Suspend 2026 Budget Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Lawmakers Query NBET Over N4.1bn Spending, Suspend 2026 Budget

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Finance questions the management of Nigerian Bulk Electricity...

Tinubu Expands Nigeria for Women Programme to Reach 25 Million Christian pilgrims at the flag-off ceremony in Owerri, Imo State

Tinubu Expands Nigeria for Women Programme to Reach 25 Million

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu expands the Nigeria for Women Programme to target 25 million beneficiaries...

Nigeria Clarifies US Military Ties, Denies Foreign Troop Deployment Claims Nigerian soldiers on patrol in a crowded public area

Nigeria Clarifies US Military Ties, Denies Foreign Troop Deployment Claims

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its security cooperation with the United States does not...

All 183 Abducted Kaduna Worshippers Freed After 18-Days Captivity Freed worshippers meeting Kaduna State officials after rescue

All 183 Abducted Kaduna Worshippers Freed After 18-Days Captivity

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – All 183 worshippers abducted from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area regain...

Nigeria Launches Nationwide Drive to Detect Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorders Health workers conducting bleeding disorder screening in a community

Health workers conducting bleeding disorder screening in a community

Nigeria Launches Nationwide Drive to Detect Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorders

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria (HFN)on Thursday launches a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying...

Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care Newly recruited health workers at induction ceremony in Ibadan

Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

IBADAN, Nigeria – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde inducts 3,933 newly recruited primary healthcare workers, marking one...

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access West African health leaders at the launch of the Lassa vaccine roadmap

West African health leaders at the launch of the Lassa vaccine roadmap

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – West African governments launch a landmark regional framework to guarantee equitable access to...

Reps Summon Banks, Agencies Over Missing Agricultural Intervention Funds Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Reps Summon Banks, Agencies Over Missing Agricultural Intervention Funds

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives intensifies scrutiny of agricultural intervention programmes as lawmakers threaten to...

Mirian Gom

FG Begins CPR, AED Training to Boost Emergency Response

FG Moves to End State Control of Local Government Funds

Lawmakers Query NBET Over N4.1bn Spending, Suspend 2026 Budget

Nigeria Clarifies US Military Ties, Denies Foreign Troop Deployment Claims

All 183 Abducted Kaduna Worshippers Freed After 18-Days Captivity

Nigeria Launches Nationwide Drive to Detect Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorders

Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access

Reps Summon Banks, Agencies Over Missing Agricultural Intervention Funds

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