The areas of concentration for Government in JAMB 2025 are divided into four parts: Elements of Government, Political Development in Nigeria, Foreign Policy and Nigeria’s Relationship with the International Community, and International Organizations.

In Part I: Elements of Government, students will be expected to have knowledge of the basic concepts in Government, forms of Government, arms of Government, structures of governance, systems of governance, political ideologies, constitution, principles of democratic government, processes of legislation, citizenship, the electoral process, political parties and party systems, pressure groups, public opinion, and the civil service.

In Part II: Political Development in Nigeria, students will be expected to have knowledge of pre-colonial polities, imperialist penetration, process of decolonization, constitutional development in Nigeria, post-independence constitutions, institutions of government in the post-independence Nigeria, public commissions established by the 1979 and subsequent constitutions, political parties and party politics in post-independence Nigeria, the structure and workings of Nigerian federalism, public corporations and parastatals, local government, and the military in Nigerian politics.

In Part III: Foreign Policy and Nigeria’s Relationship with the International Community, students will be expected to have knowledge of foreign policy, Nigeria’s foreign policy, Nigeria’s relations with African countries, and Nigeria in international organizations.

In Part IV: International Organizations, students will be expected to have knowledge of international organizations such as ECOWAS, OAU, AU, Commonwealth, OPEC, UNO, and African Petroleum Producers Association, including their origin, objectives, structure, functions, achievements, problems, and prospects.