2024 UTME: Textbooks For Music, Arabic, History and Art

RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR 2024/2025 JAMB UTME

Music Texts Recommended By JAMB

1. Akpabot, S. E. (1986) Foundation of Nigerian Traditional Music, Ibadan: Spectrum.
2. Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (1958) Rudiments and Theory of Music, London.
3. Cole, W. (1969) The Form of Music, London: The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
4. Echezona, W. W. C. (1981) Nigerian Musical Instruments, Enugu: Apollo Publishing Ltd.
5. Ekwueme, L. (1993) Choir Training and Choral Conducting for Africans, Lagos: Lenaus Advertising and Publishing Company.
6. Holst, I. (1963) An ABC of Music, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
7. Hosier, (1961) Instruments of the Orchestra Oxford: Oxford University Press.
8. Hunt, R. (1960) Elements of Music.
9. Inanga, A. (1993) Music for Secondary Schools Vols. I and II, Ibadan: Spectrum.
10. Kamien, R. (1990) Music: An Appreciation, London: McGraw – Hill Publishing Company.
11. Kennedy, M. (1985) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, (Third Edition), London: Oxford University Press.
12. Kitson, C. H. (1978) Elementary Harmony Book 2, London: Oxford University Press.
13. Kofoworola, Z. O. And Lateef, Y. (1987) Hausa performing Arts and Music, Lagos: Nigeria Magazine.
14. Lovelock, W. (1953) A Concise History of Music, London: Bell and Hyman.
15. Lovelock, W. (1996) The Rudiments of Music, London. G. Bell and sons Limited.
16. Machlis, J. (1977) The Enjoyment of Music, New York: W. W. Norton.
17. Mensah, A. A. (Undated) Folksongs for Schools, Accra.
18. Morris, R. O. (1974) The Oxford Harmony, Vol. I, London: Oxford University Press.
19. Nketia, J. H. (1974) African Music, New York: W. W. Norton Company
20. Palmer, K. (1965) Teach Yourself Music, London: The English University Press Limited.
21. Reed, H. O. (1954) Basic Music: A Basic Theory Text, New York: 19, N. Y. Mills Music Inc.
22. Taylor, E. (1989) The Guide to Music Theory, London: The Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music.
23. Warburton, A. O. (1955) Graded Music Course for Schools, Books I – III, London: Longman.

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Arabic Texts Recommended By JAMB

COMPREHENSION, COMPOSITION AND TRANSLATION

1. بشير أحمد محيي الدين و المرضي مختار المرضي: المطالعة الواضحة. كنو: شركة طن لامى و أبنائه.
2. سيد حمرة مالك: الإنشاء العربى المتوسط (للمدارس الثانوية) إبادن مطبعة الجامعة ب. ل. س. 2005م.
3. عبد الفتاح صبرى و علي عمر بك: القراءة الرشيدة. الجزء 1 – 4 القاهرة: دار المعارف.
4. عبد الله الطيب: سمير التلاميذ الجزء 1 – 2 الخرطوم: مكتب النشر.
5. غرب ط. زاريا (1999م): كيف تكتب الإنشاء: كنو مطبعة جامعة بايرو.
6. محمد الأول أبوبكر و الآخرون: العربية الميسرة الجديدة للمرحلة الثانوية. إبادن: دار سبكترم للطباعة و النشر.
7. محمد بديع شريف و سليم حكيم و الحاج حسين آدمو: العربية الجديدة فى نيجيريا. الكتاب 1 – 3 إكيجا: لونغمان.
8. Adekilekun, A. L. A.: Learning Arabic Language, Ilorin.
9. Balogun, I. A. B. and Oseni Z. I. (1982) A Modern Arabic Course Book 1 Lagos: Islamic Publications Bureau.
10. Haywood, J. A. and Nahmad, H. M. (1965), A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language, London: Lund Humphries.
11. Malik, S. H. A. (1982) A Guide to Arabic Composition, Books I & II, Lagos I.P.B.
12. Arabic newspapers, magazines and journals.

GRAMMAR

1. على الجارم و مصطفى أمين: النحو الواضح لمدارس المرحلة الأولية. الجرء 1 – 3. القاهرة: دار المعارف.
2. محمد أجروم الصنهاجى: متن الأجرومية. القاهرة.
3. محمد محيي الدين عبد الحميد: التحفة السنية بشرح المقدمة الأجرومية. بيروت: دار الفكر.
4. Haywood, J.A and Nahmad, H.M (1965), A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language, London: Lund Humphries.

ARABIC LITERATURE

1. زكريا حسين: المأدبة الأدبية للطلاب العربية في إفريقيا أوتثى: دار النور 2004م NECO/WAEC
2. زكريا حسين: الطبقة العليا: دار النور أوتثى 2006م NECO/WAEC
3. مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي: العبرات بيروت والقاهرة (2004) WAEC/NECO
4. جميل عبد الله الكنوي: ادفع بالتي هي أحسن مكتبة الحكمة الإسلامية كنو (2013) NECO/WAEC
5. أحمد الاسكندري والآخرون: المفصل في تاريخ الأدب العربي NECO/WAEC

TRANSLITERATION OF THE ABOVE BOOKS

1. ZAKARIYAU I. OSENI: AL-MA’DUBAT AL-ADABIYYAH.
2. ZAKARIYAU I. OSENI: AL-TABAQATAL-ULYA (THE UPPER CLASS)
3. MUSTAPHA LUTFI AL-MANFALUTI: AL-ABARAT.
4. JAMIL ABDULLAHI ALKANAWI: IDFA’A BIL LATI HIYA AHSAN.
5. AHMAD AL-ASKANDARI WAL AKHARUN: ALMUFASSAL FI TARIKH AL-ADABUL ARABI.

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Art Texts Recommended By JAMB

1. Banjoko I. (2000) Visual Arts made Easy: Textbook for Schools and Colleges, Lagos, Movic Publishing Company Ltd.
2. Egonwa, O.D. (1991) African Art: A contemporary Source Book, Benin: Osasu Publishers.
3. Eguilae, S.A. (1985) The Essential Groundwork in Art and Design, Omotola Standard Press and Bookshop (Nig) Ltd.
4. Erese, U. O. and Ogunsina E. D. (1989) Creative Arts and Crafts for J. S. S. Onibonoje Press.
5. Nahab, S. J. (2003) Art of the Millennium for Senior Secondary Schools, Ehindero (Nig.) Ltd
6. Ogumor, E. (1993) Certificate Art for Junior Secondary Schools and Senior Secondary Schools, Ibadan: University Press Plc.
7. Olaosebikan W. A. (1982) Cultural and Creative Arts, Evans
8. Olurukooba, B. K. (1991) Art for Senior Secondary Schools, ABU
9. Uzoagba I. N. (1982) Understanding Art in General Education, Onitsha; African Publish Ltd
10. Wangboje, I. N. (1982) A Textbook on Art for Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, Evans Publishers

History Texts Recommended By JAMB

1. Abba, A (2006): The Politics of Mallam Aminu Kano, Kaduna Vanguard and Publishers.
2. Ayandele, A. E. et al (1986): The Making of Modern Africa, The Twentieth Century Vol 2., Longman.
3. Ajayi and Cowther (1971): History of West Africa Vol. I, London, Longman.
4. Ajayi and Crowther (1974): History of West Africa Vol. II, London, Longman
5. Akinloye, S. A. (1976): Emergent African States: Topics in Twentieth-Century African History, Longman.
6. Akinyemi, A. B., Agbi, S. O and Otunbanjo, A. O. (eds) (1989): Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 years. (International Relations) Vol x, Heinemann. Ibadan.
7. Anene J. C. and Brown, G (1966): African in the 19th and 20th centuries, Ibadan: University Press.
8. Anene J. C. (1966): Southern Nigeria in Transition, 1885 – 1906, Cambridge: University Press.
9. Anene, J. C and Brown, G (eds) (1972): African in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, Ibadan: University Press and Nelson.
10. Ashiwaju A. I., Croder, M and Denzer, I. R. (eds) Tariki 25, Grassroots Leadership in Colonial West Africa, Vol. 7, London: Longman.
11. Atanda, J. A. Ashiwaju, G and Abubakar, Y. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First Years: Religion Vol. i., Ibadan Heinemann.
12. Barkindo, B. et al (1989): Africa and the Wider World, Vol. 1. Lagos: Longman.
13. Barkindo, B. et al (1996): African and the Wider World, Vols. 2 and 3, Lagos: Longman
14. Boahen, A (1969) The Revolutionary years: Africa since 1800 Longman publishers.
15. Boahen, A (1969): The Revolutionary years: West Africa since 1800, Longman Publishers
16. Sokoto Caliphate: History and Legacies, 1804 – 2004, vols. I and II, Kaduna: Arewa House.
17. Celeman, J. S. (1986) Nigeria: Background to Nationalism, Benin: Broburg and Wistrom.
18. Clerk, T. A. (1991): Right Honourable Gentleman: The Life and Times of Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Zaria: Hudahuda Publishing Company.
19. Cohen, D. I. and Daniel, J. (eds) (1981): Political Economy of Africa: Selected Readings, London, Longman.
20. Crowther, M. West Africa: An introduction to its History, Longman,1977.
21. Crowther, M. Nigeria: An introduction to its History, London: Longman,1979.
22. Dike, K. O. (1956): Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta, London: Oxford University Press.
23. Ekeh, P. P and Ashiwaju, G. (eds) (1989): Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years: Culture, Vol. VII, Ibadan: Heinemann.
24. Falola, T. et. al (1989): History of Nigeria Vol. I, Lagos: Longman.
25. Falola T. et. al (1989): History of Nigeria Vol. 2 and 3, Lagos: Longman.
26. Gboyega, A., Abubakar, Y and Aliyu Y. (eds) (1989): Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years Public Administration, Vol. III, Ibadan: Heinemann.
27. Hallet, R. (1975): Africa since 1875, Ibadan: Heinemann.
28. Hopkins, A. G. (1973): An Economic History of West Africa, Longman.
29. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) Tarikh: Independence Movement in Africa (Part I), Vol. 3, No. 4 London: Longman.
30. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) Tarikh: Government in Pre-Colonial Africa, Vol. 4, No. 2 London, Longman
31. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) (undated): Peoples and Kingdoms of West Africa in the Pre-colonial Period, Vol. 5, No. 1 London: Longman.
32. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) (undated) Tarikh: Europeans Conquest and African Resistance (Part 2), Vol. 4, London: Longman.
33. Ikime, O (1977) The Fall of Nigeria: The British Conquest, London: Heinemann.
34. Ikime, O (ed) (1974) Leadership in 19th Century Africa: Essays from Tarikh, London: Longman
35. Ikime, O. (1968) Merchant Price of the Niger Delta, London: Heinemann.
36. Ikime, O. (ed) (1980) Ground work of Nigerian History, Ibadan: Heinemann.
37. Iseihei, E. (1983) A History of Nigeria, London: Longman.
38. Jorre, J. D. (1972) The Nigeria Civil War, London: Hordder and Stoughton
39. Kani, A. M. and Gandi, K. (1990) A State and Society in the Sokoto Caliphate, Series I, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto
40. Mahdi, A., Kwanashei, G. A and Yakubu M. (eds) (1994) Nigeria: The state of the Nation and the Way Forward, Kaduna: Arewa House.
41. Mahdi, A., Kwanashei, G. A and Yakubu M. (eds) (1994) Nigeria: The state of the Nation and the Way Forward, Kaduna: Arewa House.
42. Martin, P. M and Omera, P. (1995) (eds) Africa (Third Edition), Bloomington: Indiana University Press
43. Mohammed, B. (1982) Africa and Non-alignment: A study in the Foreign Relations of New Nations, Kano: Triumph Publishers.
44. Mohammed A. S. and Adamu, S.(eds) (2005) Nigeria and the Reform of the United Nations, Zaria: Hanwa.
45. Nzula, A. T., Potekhin and Zusmanovich (1979) Forced Labour in Colonial Africa, London: Zed Press.
46. Offiong, D. A. (1980) Imperialism and Dependency: Obstacles to Development, Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishers.
47. Ojigbo, O. (1982) Shehu Shagari: The Biography of Nigeria’s First Executive President, Yugoslavia Mlandiska Knjiga.
48. Okafor, I. (1989) History for Senior Secondary Schools, Onitsha, Jet Publishers.
49. Oliver, T. and Afmore, A. (1996) Africa since 1880 (Fourth Edition) New York: Cambridge University Press.
50. Olusanya G. O. (1973) The Second World War and Politics in Nigeria, 1939 – 1953, Ibadan: Evans.
51. Omar O. (1966) The Zulu Aftermath: A Nineteenth-Century Revolution in Bantu Africa, London: Longman.
52. Omolewa, M. (1986) Certificate History of Nigeria, Lagos: Longman.
53. Onoja, I. (1998) Peace-keeping and International Security in a Changing World., Jos: Mono Expressions.
54. Onwubiko, K. (1983) School Certificate History of West Africa, Onitsha: African – First Publishers.
55. Tamuno, T. N. and Atanda A. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years. Vol. III, Ibadan: Heinemann.
56. Tamuno, T. N. and Atanda J. A. M. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years. (Government and Public Policy), Vol. IV, Ibadan: Heinemann.
57. Thompson, L. A. (2000) History of South Africa, Yale: Yale University Press.
58. Usman Y. B. (ed) (1979) Studies in the History of Sokoto Caliphate, New York: Third Press International.
59. Usman Y. B. (ed) (1981) The Transformation of Katsina, 1400 – 1883, Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press.
60. Usman Y. B. (ed) and Alkali M. N. (1983) Studies in the History of Pre-Colonial Borno, Zaria: NNPC.
61. Usman Y. B. and Kwanashei, G. A. (eds) Inside Nigeria History 1950-1970: Events: Issues and Sources (Presidential Panel on Nigeria: Since Independence), University of Ibadan.
62. Usman Y. B. (ed) (1989): Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years: The Society Vol.I, Ibadan: Heinemann.
63. Usman Y. B. (2002) Election Violence in Nigeria: The Terrible Experience, 1952 – 2002, Zaria: Abdullahi Smith Centre for Historical Research.
64. Webster, J. B. and Ikime, O. (eds) Tarikh: Early African Christianity, Vol. 2. No. 1. London: Longman.
65. Wilmot, P. F. (1980): Apartheid and African Liberation: The Grief and the Hope, Ife: University of Ife Press.
66. Yakubu, A. M., Jumare, I and Saeed, A. G. (eds) (2005) Northern Nigeria: A century of Transformation, 1903 – 2003, Kaduna: Arewa House.
67. Yakubu A. M. (2006) Emirs and Politicians: Reform, Reactions and Recrimination in Northern Nigeria, 1950 – 1966, Kaduna: Baraka Publishers.
68. Wisdomline Pass at Once JAMB.

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