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  "id": 509868,
  "title": "Heirs Life Assurance appoints Pastor Jerry Eze as Non-Executive Director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heirs-life-assurance-appoints-pastor-jerry-eze-as-non-executive",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T22:42:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/promoted/901980-heirs-life-assurance-appoints-pastor-jerry-eze-as-non-executive-director.html"
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  "summary": "Heirs Life Assurance has appointed Pastor Jerry Eze as an Independent Non-Executive Director on its Board, effective August 10, 2026. According to Punch Nigeria, Pastor Eze is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International Ministry. He is also the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration, a large digital prayer platform.\n\nPastor Eze's appointment is said to reinforce Heirs Life Assurance's commitment to expanding financial inclusion and accelerating insurance adoption in Nigeria. The company notes that despite being Africa's largest economy, Nigeria's insurance penetration remains below one percent.\n\nPastor Eze also founded the Jerry Eze Foundation, which provides housing support and grants to vulnerable communities, reports Premium Times.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Heirs Life Assurance names Pastor Jerry Eze independent non-executive director",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heirs-life-assurance-names-pastor-jerry-eze-independent-non-executive",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:00:52.000Z"
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        "title": "Heirs Life Assurance appoints Jerry Eze as independent non-executive director",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heirs-life-assurance-appoints-jerry-eze-as-independent-non-executive",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:42:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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