JAMB Syllabus for History 2027/2028 Free Download PDF

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JAMB Area of Concentration for History 2027/2028

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2027/2028 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus and area of concentration for History.

JAMB syllabus for History is an examination planning tool and official document that outlines all topics and the approved areas of concentration for the 2027/2028 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

1. The aim of the JAMB 2027 History syllabus is to prepare candidates for the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
2. The syllabus defines the specific topics covered in History.
3. It eliminates guesswork and helps candidates know exactly what to study for History.
4. Proper use of this approved JAMB Area of Concentration for History 2027 can help candidates improve their JAMB scores and identify the important topics in History to study in preparation for the UTME.

NB: JAMB syllabus for History 2027 is the same thing as JAMB area of concentration for History 2027.

JAMB Syllabus for History 2027/2028 Free Download PDF

All the topics listed here are important, and candidates preparing for History are expected to know them.

JAMB will randomly set questions from these topics, and the questions may cover any of the areas listed below.

Below is the approved 2027 JAMB syllabus for History:

1.	Land and Peoples of the Nigeria Area
2.	Early Centres of Civilization
3.	Origins and Formation of States in the Nigeria Area
4.	Economic Activities and Growth of States
5.	External Influences
6.	The Sokoto Caliphate
7.	Kanem-Borno
8.	Yorubaland
9.	Benin
10.	Nupe
11.	Igbo
12.	Efik
13.	European Penetration and Impact
14.	British Conquest of the Nigeria Area
15.	The Establishment of Colonial Rule up to 1914
16.	The Amalgamation of 1914
17.	Colonial Administration After the Amalgamation
18.	The Colonial Economy
19.	Social Development under Colonial Rule
20.	Constitutional Developments, Nationalism and Independence
21.	The Politics of the First Republic and Military Intervention
22.	The Nigerian Civil War
23.	The Gowon Regime
24.	Murtala/Obasanjo Regime
25.	The Second Republic
26.	The Buhari Regime
27.	The Babangida Regime
28.	The Interim National Government (ING)
29.	The Abacha Regime
30.	Transition to the Fourth Republic
31.	Nigeria in International Organizations
32.	Islamic Reform Movements and State Building in West Africa
33.	Sierra Leone, Liberia and Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa
34.	Egypt under Mohammed Ali and Khedive Ismail
35.	Ethiopia in the 19th Century
36.	The Mfecane
37.	The Great Trek
38.	The New Imperialism and European Occupation of Africa
39.	Patterns of Colonial Rule in Africa
40.	The Politics of Decolonization
41.	Apartheid in South Africa
42.	Problems of Nation-building in Africa

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How to Study with 2027 History Syllabus

To make the most of the 2027 JAMB History syllabus, consider the following tips: 

1. Start by downloading the History syllabus.
2. Combine the syllabus with JAMB History past questions. This will help you better understand how each topic and subject is examined.
3. Write out the topics, issues, and specific objectives listed in the syllabus.
4. Use the approved JAMB History textbooks recommended for 2027/2028 as provided in the syllabus.
5. Finally, read our guide on how to pass JAMB 2027 without stress.

JAMB Recommended Textbooks For History 2027/2028

Below are the JAMB recommended textbooks for History 2027:

1. Adesote S. and Falade, D. (2020) District Comprehensive History for Senior Secondary Schools (1-3) Ondo, Unique Mercy and Features.
2. Ayandele, A. E. et al (1986) The Making of Modern Africa, The Twentieth Century Vol 2., Longman.
3. Akinloye, S. A. (1976) Emergent African States: Topics in Twentieth Century African History, Longman.
4. Anene J. C. and Brown, G (1966) African in the 19th and 20th centuries, Ibadan: University Press.
5. Anene, J. C and Brown, G (eds) (1972) African in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, Ibadan: University Press and Nelson.
6. Asiwaju A. I., Crowder, M and Denzel, I. R. (eds) Tarikh 25, Grassroots Leadership in Colonial West Africa, Vol. 7, London: Longman.
7. Barkindo, B. et al (1989) Africa and the Wider World, Vol. 1. Lagos: Longman.
8. Barkindo, B. et al (1996) Africa and the Wider World, Vols. 2 and 3, Lagos: Longman.
9. Boahen, A (1969) The Revolutionary years: Africa since 1800 Longman publishers.
10. Boahen, A (1969) The Revolutionary years: West Africa since 1800, Longman Publishers
11. Sokoto Caliphate: History and Legacies, 1804 – 2004, vols. I and II, Kaduna: Arewa House.
12. Coleman, J. S. (1986) Nigeria: Background to Nationalism, Benin: Broburg and Wistrom.
13. Crowder, M. West Africa: An introduction to its History, Longman, 1977.
14. Crowder, M. Nigeria: An introduction to its History, London Longman, 1979.
15. Ekeh, P. P and Ashiwaju, G. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years: Culture, Vol. VII, Ibadan: Heinemann.
16. Falola, T. et al (1989) History of Nigeria Vol. I, Lagos: Longman.
17. Falola T. et al (1989) History of Nigeria Vols. 2 and 3, Lagos: Longman.
18. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) Tarikh: Independence Movement in Africa (Part I), Vol. 3, No. 4 London: Longman.
19. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) Tarikh: Government in Pre-Colonial Africa, Vol. 4, No. 2 London, Longman
20. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) (undated): Peoples and Kingdoms of West Africa in the Pre-colonial Period, Vol. 5, No. 1 London: Longman.
21. Ikime, O and Osoba, S. O. (eds) (undated) Tarikh: Europeans Conquest and African Resistance (Part 2), Vol. 4, London: Longman.
22. Ikime, O (1977) The Fall of Nigeria: The British Conquest, London: Heinemann.
23. Ikime, O. (ed) (1980) Ground work of Nigerian History, Ibadan: Heinemann.
24. Isichei, E. (1983) A History of Nigeria, London: Longman.
25. Jorre, J. D. (1972) The Nigeria Civil War, London: Hordder and Stoughton.
26. Kani, A. M. and Gandi, K. (1990) A State and Society in the Sokoto Caliphate, Series I, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.
27. Mohammed, B. (1982) Africa and Non-alignment: A study in the Foreign Relations of New Nations, Kano: Triumph Publishers.
28. Offiong, D. A. (1980) Imperialism and Dependency: Obstacles to Development, Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishers.
29. Ojigbo, O. (1982) Shehu Shagari: The Biography of Nigeria’s First Executive President, Yugoslavia Mlandiska Knjiga.
30. Okafor, I. (1989) History for Senior Secondary Schools, Onitsha, Jet Publishers.
31. Oliver, T. and Atmore, A. (1996) Africa since 1880 (Fourth Edition) New York: Cambridge University Press.
32. Olaniyi, R.O. History for Senior Secondary Schools Ibadan, Bounty Press, 2017
33. Olusanya G. O. (1973) The Second World War and Politics in Nigeria, 1939 – 1953, Ibadan: Evans.
34. Omolewa, M. (1986) Certificate History of Nigeria, Lagos: Longman.
35. Onoja, I. (1998) Peace-keeping and International Security in a Changing World., Jos: Mono Expressions.
36. Onwubiko, K. (1983) School Certificate History of West Africa, Onitsha: African – First Publishers.
37. Tamuno, T. N. and Atanda A. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years. Vol. III, Ibadan: Heinemann.
38. Tamuno, T. N. and Ukpabi, S. C. (eds) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years (The Civil War years). Vol. IV, Ibadan: Heinemann.
39. Thompson, L. A. (2000) History of South Africa, Yale: Yale University Press.
40. Usman Y. B. (ed) (1979) Studies in the History of Sokoto Caliphate, New York: Third Press International.
41. Usman Y. B. (ed) and Alkali M. N. (1983) Studies in the History of Pre-Colonial Borno, Zaria: NNPC.
42. Usman Y. B. and Kwanashei, G. A. (eds) Inside Nigeria History 1950-1970: Events: Issues and Sources (Presidential Panel on Nigeria: Since Independence), University of Ibadan.
43. Usman Y. B. (ed) (1989) Nigeria since Independence: The First 25 Years: The Society Vol.I, Ibadan: Heinemann.
44. Usman Y. B. (2002) Election Violence in Nigeria: The Terrible Experience, 1952 – 2002, Zaria: Abdullahi Smith Centre for Historical Research.
45. Webster, J. B. and Ikime, O. (eds) Tarikh: Early African Christianity, Vol. 2. No. 1. London: Longman.
46. Wilmot, P. F. (1980) Apartheid and African Liberation: The Grief and the Hope, Ife: University of Ife Press.
47. Yakubu, A. M., Jumare, I and Saeed, A. G. (eds) (2005) Northern Nigeria: A century of Transformation, 1903 – 2003, Kaduna: Arewa House

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JAMB Area of Concentration for History 2027/2028 is out. If you want to score high in JAMB History 2027, you should not joke with the UTME History syllabus. Every year, the number of JAMBites continues to increase.

Statistics show that more than 2.6 million candidates registered for the 2026 JAMB examination. With more candidates competing for admission each year, adequate preparation is more important than ever.

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