The Joint Admission Matriculation Board approved a new Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination English text, “the Lekki Headmaster” for the year 2025/2
The literary work is aimed at equiping the candidates with some basic English grammar and choice of words and as well to portray the assiduous works and dedication of the Headmaster in giving the school the standard it deserves.
Author:
Kabir Alabi Garba
Class:
Fiction
First published
June 2023
About the author
Kabir Alabi is an Sound State born journalist with PhD in mass communication.
On 15th January, 2025, Mr Alabi made an X post to announce the endorsement of his book by the university admission buddy and as well to celebrate the feat.
Here is his post:
“This is to announce that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has endorsed The Lekki Headmaster, a novel by me, Kabir Alabi Garba, as the reading text for the Use of English paper in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).”
The book is made up of ten chapters as listed below
Chapter 1 Dusk
Chapter 2 The Enticement
Chapter 3 Migration tales
Chapter 4 A case of visa denial
Chapter 5 Snake in the roof
Chapter 6 Ade as well as Jide (Comes vs Come)
Chapter 7 Ritualist
Chapter 8 Mission Unaccomplished
Chapter 9 Laughing waterfalls
Chapter 10 Passport Pains.
It is available in bookstores nationwide and and in some online book shops.
