JAMB UTME History Recommended Textbooks 2025/2026
If you’re planning to write History in the 2025 UTME and are looking for the JAMB UTME History Recommended Textbooks 2025/2026, you’ve come to the right place! UTME2025.org provides all the information you need.
Knowing the recommended textbooks for all four subjects you’ll be taking is crucial to score high in JAMB. Understanding these resources helps you focus on the topics from which JAMB will likely draw questions, ensuring you stay aligned with the syllabus.
By thoroughly studying the recommended textbooks and grasping at least 80% of the content, you’ll significantly increase your chances of achieving a high score and gaining admission to your chosen institution!
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the JAMB UTME History Recommended Textbooks 2025/2026, for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Candidates are urged to select and thoroughly read these texts to enhance their chances of achieving high scores.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official list of recommended textbooks for candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in History.
Candidates are advised to obtain the following textbooks, as they cover key topics likely to be included in the examination:
JAMB UTME History Recommended Textbooks 2025/2026
| Author(s) | Title | Location | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abba, A. | The Politics of Mallam Aminu Kano | Kaduna | Vanguard and Publishers | 2006 |
| Ayandele, A. E. et al | The Making of Modern Africa, The Twentieth Century Vol 2. | Longman | 1986 | |
| Ajayi and Cowther | History of West Africa Vol. I | London | Longman | 1971 |
| Ajayi and Crowther | History of West Africa Vol. II | London | Longman | 1974 |
| Akinloye, S. A. | Emergent African States: Topics in Twentieth Century African History | Longman | 1976 | |
| Akinyemi, A. B. et al (eds) | Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years (International Relations) Vol x | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1989 |
| Anene J. C. and Brown, G. | Africans in the 19th and 20th centuries | Ibadan | University Press | 1966 |
| Anene J. C. | Southern Nigeria in Transition, 1885 – 1906 | Cambridge | University Press | 1966 |
| Anene, J. C. and Brown, G. (eds) | Africans in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Handbook for Teachers and Students | Ibadan | University Press and Nelson | 1972 |
| Ashiwaju A. I. et al (eds) | Tariki 25, Grassroots Leadership in Colonial West Africa, Vol. 7 | London | Longman | |
| Atanda, J. A. et al (eds) | Nigeria since Independence: The First Years: Religion Vol. i. | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1989 |
| Barkindo, B. et al | Africa and the Wider World, Vol. 1 | Lagos | Longman | 1989 |
| Barkindo, B. et al | Africa and the Wider World, Vols. 2 and 3 | Lagos | Longman | 1996 |
| Boahen, A. | The Revolutionary Years: Africa since 1800 | Longman | 1969 | |
| Boahen, A. | The Revolutionary Years: West Africa since 1800 | Longman | 1969 | |
| Sokoto Caliphate | History and Legacies, 1804 – 2004, Vols. I and II | Kaduna | Arewa House | |
| Celeman, J. S. | Nigeria: Background to Nationalism | Benin | Broburg and Wistrom | 1986 |
| Clerk, T. A. | Right Honourable Gentleman: The Life and Times of Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | Zaria | Hudahuda Publishing Company | 1991 |
| Cohen, D. I. and Daniel, J. (eds) | Political Economy of Africa: Selected Readings | London | Longman | 1981 |
| Crowther, M. | West Africa: An Introduction to Its History | Longman | 1977 | |
| Crowther, M. | Nigeria: An Introduction to Its History | London | Longman | 1979 |
| Dike, K. O. | Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta | London | Oxford University Press | 1956 |
| Ekeh, P. P. and Ashiwaju, G. (eds) | Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years: Culture, Vol. VII | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1989 |
| Falola, T. et al | History of Nigeria Vol. I | Lagos | Longman | 1989 |
| Falola, T. et al | History of Nigeria Vol. 2 and 3 | Lagos | Longman | 1989 |
| Gboyega, A. et al (eds) | Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years Public Administration, Vol. III | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1989 |
| Hallet, R. | Africa since 1875 | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1975 |
| Hopkins, A. G. | An Economic History of West Africa | Longman | 1973 | |
| Ikime, O. and Osoba, S. O. (eds) | Tarikh: Independence Movement in Africa (Part I), Vol. 3, No. 4 | London | Longman | |
| Ikime, O. and Osoba, S. O. (eds) | Tarikh: Government in Pre-Colonial Africa, Vol. 4, No. 2 | London | Longman | |
| Ikime, O. and Osoba, S. O. (eds) | Peoples and Kingdoms of West Africa in the Pre-colonial Period, Vol. 5, No. 1 | London | Longman | |
| Ikime, O. and Osoba, S. O. (eds) | Tarikh: Europeans Conquest and African Resistance (Part 2), Vol. 4 | London | Longman | |
| Ikime, O. | The Fall of Nigeria: The British Conquest | London | Heinemann | 1977 |
| Ikime, O. (ed) | Leadership in 19th Century Africa: Essays from Tarikh | London | Longman | 1974 |
| Ikime, O. | Merchant Price of the Niger Delta | London | Heinemann | 1968 |
| Ikime, O. (ed) | Ground Work of Nigerian History | Ibadan | Heinemann | 1980 |
| Iseihei, E. | A History of Nigeria | London | Longman | 1983 |
| Jorre, J. D. | The Nigeria Civil War | London | Hodder and Stoughton | 1972 |
| Kani, A. M. and Gandi, K. | A State and Society in the Sokoto Caliphate, Series I | Sokoto | Usman Danfodio University | 1990 |
| Mahdi, A. et al (eds) | Nigeria: The State of the Nation and the Way Forward | Kaduna | Arewa House | 1994 |
| Martin, P. M. and Omera, P. (eds) | Africa (Third Edition) | Bloomington | Indiana University Press | 1995 |
| Mohammed, B. | Africa and Non-alignment: A Study in the Foreign Relations of New Nations | Kano | Triumph Publishers | 1982 |
| Mohammed A. S. and Adamu, S. (eds) | Nigeria and the Reform of the United Nations | Zaria | Hanwa | 2005 |
| Nzula, A. T. et al | Forced Labour in Colonial Africa | London | Zed Press | 1979 |
| Offiong, D. A. | Imperialism and Dependency: Obstacles to Development | Enugu | Fourth Dimension Publishers | 1980 |
| Ojigbo, O. | Shehu Shagari: The Biography of Nigeria’s First Executive President | Yugoslavia | Mlandiska Knjiga | 1982 |
| Okafor, I. | History for Senior Secondary Schools | Onitsha | Jet Publishers | 1989 |
| Oliver, T. and Afmore, A. | Africa since 1880 (Fourth Edition) | New York | Cambridge University Press | 1996 |
| Olusanya, G. O. | The Second World War and Politics in Nigeria, 1939 – 1953 | Ibadan | Evans | 1973 |
| Omar O. | The Zulu Aftermath: A Nineteenth-Century Revolution in Bantu Africa | London | Longman | 1966 |
| Omolewa, M. | Certificate History of Nigeria | Lagos | Longman | 1986 |
| Onoja, I. | Peace-Keeping and International Security in a Changing World | Jos | Mono Expressions | 1998 |
| Onwubiko, K. | School Certificate History of West Africa | Onitsha | African – First Publishers | 1983 |
| Tamuno, T. N. and Atanda A. (eds) |
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