OPM announces entrance exams for free autism, Down syndrome school

The Founder and General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has announced entrance examinations for admission into the church’s free school for children with autism and Down syndrome. Chinyere made the announcement on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the church’s latest recruitment exercise for oil sector jobs in Saudi Arabia.

He called on parents and guardians from less privileged backgrounds with children living with autism or Down syndrome to register them for the entrance examinations scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, in Port Harcourt. “Do you have any autistic and Down syndrome child but you don’t have money to send the child to school, come and register,” he said.

The cleric explained that while wealthy parents could afford specialised education for their children with developmental conditions, many families with limited financial resources were unable to access such opportunities, leaving some children at home without formal education. The OPM Free School for Autism and Down Syndrome was established in October 2020 in Port Harcourt as part of Chinyere’s initiative to provide educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school provides free education, specialised therapists, special education teachers, uniforms, textbooks, school bags and dedicated transportation for its pupils. According to the ministry, the free schools are funded through tithes and offerings from church members. OPM said it had established 46 free schools, a tuition-free girls’ technical college and awarded more than 10,000 local and international university scholarships to disadvantaged Nigerians.