JAMB Recommended Textbooks For Major Subjects 2024

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made known to all the candidates the books they need to read to aid their preparation for the UTME. These means the questions that will be asked will be within the scope of the books. It is advisable for candidates to lay their hands on any of the books to enhance their chances of scoring high in the exam.

The list below is the jamb recommended textbooks that will help students to prepare with the relevant materials for success in UTME. All the textbooks are very good for preparation.

Biology

• Ramalingam, S.T. (2005) Modern Biology, SS Science Series. New Edition, AFP
• Stan. (2004) Biology for Senior Secondary Schools. Revised Edition, Ibadan: Heinemann
• Stone R.H. and Cozens, A.B.C. (1982) Biology for West African Schools. Longman
• Usua, E.J. (1997) Handbook of practical Biology 2nd Edition, University Press, Limited

Chemistry

• New School Chemistry for Senior Secondary Schools, Ababio, O. Y. (2009), (Fourth edition), Onitsha: Africana FIRST Publishers Limited.
• Senior Secondary Chemistry, Bajah, S.T.; Teibo, B. O., Onwu, G.; and Obikwere, A. Book 1 (1999), Books 2 and 3 (2000). Lagos: Longman.
• Understanding Chemistry for Schools and Colleges, Ojokuku, G. O. (2012, Revised Edition), Zaria: Press-On Chemresources.
• Essential: Chemistry for Senior Secondary Schools, (2008), 2nd Edition, I. A. Odesina, Lagos: Tonad Publishers Limited.
• Countdown to WASSCE/SSCE, NECO, JME Chemistry, Uche, I. O.; Adenuga, I. J. and Iwuagwu, S. L. (2003). Ibadan: Evans.

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Literature in English

1. ANTHOLOGIES

• Gbemisola, A. (2005)Naked Soles, Ibadan: Kraft
• Hayward, J. (ed.) (1968) The Penguin Book of English Verse, London Penguin
• Johnson, R. et al (eds.) (1996) New Poetry from Africa, Ibadan: UP Plc
• Kermode, F. et al (1964) Oxford Anthology of English Literature, Vol. II, London: OUP
• Nwoga D. (ed.) (1967) West African Verse, London: Longman
• Senanu, K. E. and Vincent, T. (eds.) (1993) A Selection of African Poetry, Lagos: Longman
• Soyinka, W. (ed.) (1987) Poems of Black Africa, Ibadan: Heinemann

2. CRITICAL TEXTS

• Abrams, M. H. (1981) A Glossary of Literary Terms, (4th Edition) New York, Holt Rinehalt and Winston
• Emeaba, O. E. (1982) A Dictionary of Literature, Aba: Inteks Press
• Murphy, M. J. (1972) Understanding Unseen, An Introduction to English Poetry and English Novel for Overseas Students, George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

Economics

• Aderinto, A.A et al (1996) Economics: Exam Focus, Ibadan: University Press Plc.
• Black, J. (1997) Oxford Dictionary of Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press
• Eyiyere, D.O. (1980) Economics Made Easy, Benin City, Quality Publishers Ltd.
• Fajana, F et al (1999) Countdown to SSCE/JME Economics Ibadan: Evans
• Falodun, A.B. et al (1997) Round-up Economics, Lagos: Longman
• Kountsoyiannis, A. (1979) Modern Microeconomics, London: Macmillan
• Lipsey, R.G. (1997) An Introduction to Positive Economics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Samuelson, P and Nordhaus, W. (1989) Economics, Singapore: McGraw-Hill
• Udu E and Agu G.A. (2005) New System Economics: a Senior Secondary Course, Ibadan: Africana FIRST Publishers Ltd.
• Wannacott and Wannacott (1979) Economics, New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Brownson-oton Richard (2010) What is Micro-Economics? Niky Printing and Publishing coy.