The JAMB 2025 areas of concentration for History are divided into four sections and three parts.

In Section A, the topics covered include the Land and Peoples of the Nigeria Area, Early Centres of Civilization, Origin and Formation of States in the Nigeria Area, Economic Activities and Growth of States, and External Influences.

Section B covers the Nigeria Area between 1800 and 1900, and includes topics such as the Sokoto Caliphate, Kanem-Borno, Yorubaland, Benin, Nupe, Igbo, Efik, European Penetration and Impact, and the British Conquest of the Nigeria Area.

Section C focuses on Nigeria from 1900 to 1960, with topics that cover the Establishment of Colonial Rule up to 1914, the Amalgamation of 1914, Colonial Administration After the Amalgamation, the Colonial Economy, Social Development under Colonial Rule, Nationalism, Constitutional Developments, and Independence.

Section D covers Nigeria since independence, including the politics of the First Republic and Military intervention, the Civil War, the Gowon Regime, Murtala/Obasanjo Regime, the Second Republic, the Buhari Regime, the Babangida Regime, the Interim National Government (ING), the Abacha Regime, and Nigeria in International Organizations.

Part II covers Africa and the Wider World Since 1800, and is divided into three sections. Section A covers West and North Africa and includes topics such as Islamic Reform Movements and State Building in West Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa, Egypt under Mohammed Ali and Khedive Ismail, and the Mahdi and Mahdiyya Movement in the Sudan.

Section B covers Eastern and Southern Africa, with topics that include the Omani Empire, Ethiopia in the 19th century, the Mfecane, and the Great Trek.

Finally, Section C covers Imperialism, Colonialism, and Problems of Nation-Building in Africa, with topics such as the New Imperialism and European Occupation of Africa, Patterns of Colonial Rule in Africa, the Politics of Decolonization, Apartheid in South Africa, and Problems of Nation-building in Africa.