The textbooks for Literature-in-English are: Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka; Look Back in Anger by John Osborne; Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta; Unexpected Joy at Dawn by Alex Agyei Agyiri; and Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte.
The five books for Yoruba are: Akojopo Alo Ijapa Apa Kin-in-ni by Adeboye Babalola; Awon Oriki Orile Metadinlogbon by Adeboye Babalola; Moremi Ajasoro by Debo Awe ; Oro Enu Akewi by Ayomide Akanji; Nitori Owo by Akinwumi Isola .
The books for Arabic are: The Nigerian Arabic Poems: A Case Study Between the Old and the New, by Abdulwahab Dan Ladi Shith; Diwaanur Riyardh: A Collection of Arabic Poems, by Dr. Isah Alabi Abubakar; The Prospect of Arabic Language in Nigeria, by Murtadh Badamasi; A Selection of Pulpit Counselling, by Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory; Why The Anger On Us. A Literature Text, by Muhammad Salisu Mai Ango; and The Perfection/Adornment of Pages: A Book of Poems, by Abdullahi Bin Fodio.
For Hausa, candidates are expected to read: Zube by Turmin Danya (for Prose); Waka by Wakokin Hausa (Poetry); and Wasan Kwaikwayo by Abin Da Kamar Wuya (Drama).
Candidates writing Igbo should get Iduuazi by Chinedu Ofomata (for Prose); Abu by Nolue Emenanjo (Poetry); and Ejije by Odunke Artists (Drama).