ICONS: Pastor Jerry Eze

  Nigeria’s highest-earning/ richest YouTube Pastor

•             Eze was born on 22 August, 1982 in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.

•             He attended Ibeku High School, Umuahia from 1991 to 1997. He further obtained a bachelor’s degree in History and International Relations from the Abia State University, and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. After his education, Eze worked as a communications specialist with the World Bank project for HIV/AIDS and United Nations Population Fund before becoming a full-time pastor.

•             Jerry Eze  is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. He is the founder and Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, and the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), an online digital prayer platform on YouTube.

•             Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Eze started an online prayer session called “New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations”, popularly called NSPPD, which he hosts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Mixlr. In January 2026, Jerry Eze rolled out grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for young entrepreneurs.

•             Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze married Eno Jerry on 17 March, 2007. The couple has two children; a girl, Samara; and a boy, Jerry.