The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has outlined the official texts for candidates making ready for the Literature in English examination in 2025/26. The choice contains African and non-African works throughout drama, prose, and poetry, with every textual content fastidiously chosen to complement candidates’ understanding of literary evaluation, themes, and cultural contexts.

Really helpful anthologies for normal research relating to the JAMB 2025 literature texts

JAMB has highlighted a number of anthologies and demanding texts that cowl a broad vary of matters in Literature in English. These sources supply important background studying and follow workout routines:

• Anthologies:
  • Gbemisola, A. (2005) – Bare Soles. Ibadan: Kraft.
  • Hayward, J. (ed.) (1968) – The Penguin Guide 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, Ok.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.) (1993) – A Number of African Poetry. Lagos: Longman.
  • Soyinka, W. (ed.) (1987) – Poems of Black Africa. Ibadan: Heinemann.

• Crucial Texts:
  • Abrams, M.H. (1981) – A Glossary of Literary Phrases (4th Version). 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 the English Novel for Abroad College students. George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

Drama texts relating to the JAMB 2025 literature exams

• African Drama:
  • Harvest of Corruption by Frank Ogodo Ogbeche.
• Non-African Drama:
  • Othello by William Shakespeare.

Prose texts for the JAMB 2025 literature exams

• African Prose:
  • Faceless by Amma Darko.
• Non-African Prose:
  • Native Son by Richard Wright.

Poetry Alternatives

• African Poetry:
  • Vainness by Birago Diop.
  • Ambush by Gbemisola Adeoti.
  • Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara.
  • The Eating Desk by Gbanabam Hallowell.
  • The Panic of Rising Older by Lenrie Peter.
  • The Anvil and the Hammer by Kofi Awoonor.
• Non-African Poetry:
  • Crossing the Bar by Alfred Tennyson.
  • The Pulley by George Herbert.
  • The Faculty Boy by William Blake.
  • The Proud King by William Morris.

The place to Obtain or Acquire the JAMB 2025/26 Literature Texts

Candidates can entry the JAMB-recommended texts for Literature in English by a number of dependable sources. Not like the primary JAMB Use of English textual content, the 2025 Literature in English texts is probably not accessible on the JAMB web site. Right here’s the place to search out these important sources: 

1. Bookstores and on-line retailers

• Bodily bookstores: Most main bookstores, particularly these specialising in educational texts, inventory the JAMB 2025/26 literature picks. Notable bookstores in Nigeria, like Laterna Ventures, Glendora, and College Press bookstores, usually carry these texts.
• On-line retailers: Web sites comparable to Amazon, Jumia, and Konga supply each bodily and e-book variations of most of the advisable titles, together with anthologies and demanding texts.

2. Instructional libraries and College bookstores

• Many universities and secondary college libraries in Nigeria hold copies of JAMB-recommended texts. College students could borrow these sources for private research or entry them on campus bookstores, which regularly carry educational supplies according to JAMB necessities.

3. Digital libraries and academic platforms

• Google Books: Gives digital copies of many basic texts. Whereas some can be found without cost, others could require buy.
• Mission Gutenberg and Open Library: These platforms present free entry to public area works, particularly older literature. Candidates could discover some non-African picks right here.