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.

Osun Trains Teachers to Fight Female Genital Mutilation in Schools

Osun Trains Teachers to Fight Female Genital Mutilation in Schools

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

OSUN, Nigeria – Action Health Incorporated partners with the Osun State Government to train 45 secondary school...

FAAN Tightens Ebola Screening Across Nigeria’s International Airports

FAAN Tightens Ebola Screening at Nigeria Airports

FAAN Tightens Ebola Screening Across Nigeria’s International Airports

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says it has intensified Ebola surveillance and passenger...

FCTA Enrols 1,500 Abuja Inmates in Free Health Insurance Scheme

FCTA Enrols 1,500 Abuja Inmates in Free Health Scheme

FCTA Enrols 1,500 Abuja Inmates in Free Health Insurance Scheme

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration launches a free health insurance and medical outreach programme...

WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak Risk Remains High Across Central Africa NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.

WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak Risk Remains High Across Central Africa

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization warns that the risk posed by the deadly Ebola outbreak...

Ebonyi Suspends Head Teachers After Viral School Conditions Video Ebonyi state

Ebonyi Suspends Head Teachers After Viral School Conditions Video

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

EBONYI, Nigeria – The Ebonyi State Ministry of Education suspends two head teachers indefinitely following allegations of...

Falana Drags South Africa to African Rights Court Over Killings Femi Falana speaking on xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa

Falana Drags South Africa to African Rights Court Over Killings

Mirian Gom May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana petitions the African Commission on Human and Peoples’...

US Agency Backs 1,500 Telecom Sites Across West Africa

Mirian Gom May 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United States Trade and Development Agency unveil plans to support the deployment of...

UPDATE: Oyo Monarchs Demand Military Base After School Abductions Traditional rulers addressing insecurity after school abductions in Oyo State

Traditional rulers addressing insecurity after school abductions in Oyo State

UPDATE: Oyo Monarchs Demand Military Base After School Abductions

Mirian Gom May 19, 2026

OYO, Nigeria – Traditional rulers in Oyo State are demanding urgent federal intervention after gunmen abducted pupils...

Oil Prices Rise Despite Fresh US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Progress Oil refinery and global crude oil market affected by US-Iran tensions

Oil Prices Rise Despite Fresh US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Progress

Mirian Gom May 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Global oil prices climb above $111 per barrel despite renewed optimism surrounding nuclear negotiations...

Nigeria-US Airstrikes Kill 175 ISIS Fighters in Northeast Offensive Nigerian military aircraft during joint counterterrorism operations against ISWAP militants