JAMB Literature Texts for Literature, Arabic, Hausa, Igbo & Yoruba
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced new literature texts for Language Subjects (Arabic, Hausa, Igbo & Yoruba) and Literature-in-English
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has changed the Literature texts in four (4) language subjects and Literature-in-English. The four language subjects are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and Arabic.
These changes would take effect from the 2026-2030 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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- JAMB Syllabus
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- Compulsory Novel to Read for JAMB UTME General Paper
- JAMB Subjects Combination for Science Students
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JAMB Literature Texts for Arabic
- أحمد الإسكندري والآخرون، المفصل في تاريخ الأدب العربي، القاهرة، المعارف العمومية.
- زكريا حسين (2004م)، المادة الأدبية للطلاب العربية في أفريقيا، أونتري، دار النور.
- عبد الله بن محمد بن فودي، تزيين الورقات، إبادن، مطبعة جامعة إبادن.
- عبد الوهاب دنلاد شنت (2009م)، الشعر العربي النيجيري بين الماضي والحاضر، ولاية نجر- نيجيريا، مطبعة بيك المحدودة.
- عيسى أبي بكر (الدكتور)، ديوان الرياض، مدينة إيو- نيجيريا، النهار.
- مرتضى إمامي (1997م)، مستقبل اللغة العربية في نيجيريا، لاغوس، دار النشر الإسلامية.
- صديق فاروق أبو الرضا، مختارات من توجيهات المنبر للشيخ آدم عبد الله الإلوري، القاهرة، مطبعة المعرفة.
- محمد ثالت مي أغو (2006م)، لماذا يكرهوننا 2ط، كنو، مطبعة سماش.
English translation
- Ahmad Al-Iskandari and others, Al-Mufassal fi Tarikh Al-Adab Al-Arabi (The Detailed History of Arabic Literature), Cairo, General Knowledge Press.
- Zakariya Hussein (2004), Literary Materials for Arabic Students in Africa, Onitsha, Dar Al-Nur Press.
- Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Fodi, Tazyeen Al-Waraqat (Adornment of Pages), Ibadan, University of Ibadan Press.
- Abdul-Wahab Danladi Shent (2009), Nigerian Arabic Poetry Between the Past and the Present, Niger State, Nigeria, Peak Press Limited.
- Dr. Isa Abi Bakr, Diwan Al-Riyadh (The Riyadh Anthology), Iwo City, Nigeria, Al-Nahar Press.
- Murtada Imami (1997), The Future of the Arabic Language in Nigeria, Lagos, Islamic Publishing House.
- Sadiq Faruq Abu Al-Rida, Selections from the Pulpit Guidance of Sheikh Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory, Cairo, Al-Ma‘rifa Press.
- Muhammad Thalith Mai Agu (2006), Why Do They Hate Us? (2nd Edition), Kano, Smash Press.
SEE ALSO: JAMB Syllabus for Arabic
JAMB Literature Texts for Hausa
A. Written Literature
Zaɓaɓɓun Littattafai (Prescribed Texts)
Prose
- Title: Maraya
- Author: Mahe, I. A.
- Publisher: Extension Publishers Limited, Ibadan, 2021.
Drama
- Title: Malam Zalimu
- Author: Gidan Dabino, A. H.
- Publisher: Gidan Dabino Publishers, Kano, 2013.
Poetry
- Title: Wakokin Wayar Da Kai Don Manazarta Hausa Na Daya
- Author: Anwar, A.
- Publisher: ABU Press, Zaria, 2024.
B. Oral Literature
Prose
- Title: Mu Sha Dariya
- Author: Tofa, B. O.
- Publisher: NNPC, Zaria, 2018.
Drama
- Title: Wasannin Tashe
- Author: Umar, M. B.
- Publisher: NNPC, Zaria, 2009.
Poetry
- Title: Jagoran Nazarin Waƙar Baka
- Author: Gusau, S. M.
- Publisher: Benchmark Publishers Ltd, 2003.
C. Language
- Title: Sound System and Grammar
- Author: Sani, M. A. Z.
- Publisher: U.P. Plc, Ibadan, 2000.
D. Culture
- Title: Rayuwar Hausa
- Author: CSNL/BUK
- Publisher: Nelson, Lagos, 1980.
- Title: Hausa Customs
- Author: Madauci, I.
- Publisher: NNPC, 1985.
E. General Reference Books
- Title: Exams Focus Hausa Language
- Author: Sani, M. A. Z.
- Publisher: U.P. Plc, Ibadan, 2000.
- Title: Darussan Hausa 1–3
- Author: Yahaya, I. Y. et al.
- Publisher: U.P. Plc, Ibadan, 1992.
- Title: Rayayyen Nahawun Hausa
- Author: Junju, M. H.
- Publisher: NNPC, Zaria, 2010.
- Title: An Introduction to Hausa Grammar
- Author: M. K. M. Galadanci
- Publisher: Longman Nigeria, 1984.
- Title: Jagoran Nazarin Kagaggun Labarai
- Author: Mukhtar, I.
- Publisher: A. J. Publishers, Kano, 2002.
- Title: Rabe-Raben Adabi Da Muhimmancinsa Ga Rayuwar Hausa
- Author: Dangambo, A.
- Publisher: Triump Publishing Company, Kano, 1984.
- Title: Harshe Da Adabin Hausa A Kammale
- Author: Ismaila, J. and Tanimu, M. Y.
- Publisher: Spectrum Books, Ibadan, 2007.
- Title: Labaru Na Da Da Na Yanzu
- Author: —
- Publisher: NNPC, 1985.
- Title: Zaman Mutum Da Sana’arsa
- Author: E. M. Rimmer et al.
- Publisher: NNPC, Zaria, Reprinted 2002.
- Title: Zaman Hausawa
- Author: Alhassan, H. et al.
- Publisher: Islamic Publication Bureau, Lagos, Reprinted 1988.
- Title: Waƙa A. Bakin Mai Ita
- Author: CSNL, BUK, Kano
- Publisher: NNPC, Zaria, 2006.
SEE ALSO: JAMB Syllabus for Hausa
JAMB Literature Texts for Igbo
1. Literary Devices (Atụmatụokwu)
- Dika — alliteration (bịambịa mgbọchiume)
- Assonance (bịambịa ụdaume)
- Parallelism (kwunkwugha)
- Metaphor (mbụrụ)
- Simile (myiri)
- Hyperbole (egbeokwu)
- Personification (mmemmadụ)
- Proverbs (ilu)
- Dgz.
2. Oral Literature: Agụmagụ Ọnụ / Agụmagụ Ọdịnala
- Folktales (ifo)
- Myths (nkomiriko)
- Legends (nkọrikọ)
- Poems (abụ)
- Songs (uri)
- Chants (mbem)
- Riddles (agwụgwa)
- Oral drama (ejije ọnụ)
- Tongue-twister (okwuntụhi)
- Dgz.
3. Written Literature (Agụmagụ Ederede)
(a) Prose (Iduuazi)
- Tony U. Ubesie (1993). Jụo Obinna.
Oxford University Press.
(b) Poetry (Abụ)
- Inno Uzọma Nwadike (2014). Akọnuche.
Obosi: Pacific Publishers Ltd.
4. Abụ Ndị A Họpụtara (Selected Poems)
- Ọchịchị — 18–19
- Onye Ndu — 22–23
- Nne Ọma — 29–30
- Oke Ọchịọ — 40–41
- Asịla M Na O Dị Mma — 53–54
- Ihe Uwa — 60–61
- Jiri Nwayọ — 62–63
- Eziokwu — 65–66
- Mma — 67–69
- Nwanyị — 92–94
- Aja Ala — 101–103
- Ala Igbo — 108–111
- Ndụ M N’ụwa A — 131–132
- Ọjị — 150–151
- Ụwa Emebighi — 151–154
- Amamihe — 168–169
- Ndụ Nwaanyị — 178–180
- Nna M Ọgẹnị — 181–184
- Ụlọakwụkwọ — 192–193
- Akwa Nnabuẹnyi Ugonna Bere — 249–252
SEE ALSO: JAMB Syllabus for Igbo
JAMB Literature Texts for Literature in English
Drama
African
- Efua Sutherland: Marriage of Anansewa
Non-African
- William Shakespeare: Anthony and Cleopatra
Prose
African
- Pede Hollist: So the Path Does Not Die
- Elma Shaw: Redemption Road
Non-African
- Susanne Bellefeuille: Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured
Poetry
African
- Gabriel Okara: Once Upon a Time
- Elizabeth L.A. Kamara: New Tongue
- Wole Soyinka: Night
- Niyi Osundare: Not My Business
- S.O.H. Afriyie-Vidza: Hearty Garlands
- Syl Cheney-Coker: The Breast of the Sea
Non-African
- Lord Byron: She Walks in Beauty
- Geoffrey Chaucer: The Nun’s Priest Tale (shortened)
- Fleur Adcock: The Telephone Call
- Wilfred Wilson Gipson: The Stone
SEE ALSO: JAMB Syllabus for Literature in English
JAMB Literature Texts for Yoruba
(a) Oral Literature
(i) Prose (Ìtàn Àròsọ)
- Babalọlá, A. (2023). Àkójọpọ̀ Aló Ìjápá (Apá Keji).
Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.
(ii) Drama (Eré Oníṣe)
- Ògúnníran, L. (2022). Eégún Aláré.
Ìbàdàn: Golden Pen Publishers.
(b) Written Literature
(i) Prose (Ìtàn Àròsọ)
- Ìṣọlá, A. (2023). Ogún Ọmọdé.
Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.
(ii) Poetry (Ewì)
- Àdẹwọlé, O. (2023). Èdè Abínibí àti Àwọn Àròfọ́ Miíràn.
Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.- pp. 1–50 (2026)
- pp. 51–83 (2027)
- pp. 84–116 (2028)
- pp. 117–152 (2029)
- pp. 153–216 (2030)
(iii) Drama (Eré Onítàn)
- Fádìyà, O. (2023). Ọ̀tẹ̀ Oyè.
Ìbàdàn: Genius Books Publishers.
SEE ALSO: JAMB Syllabus for Yoruba
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