President John Dramani Mahama has announced major gains in employment and poverty reduction at the 2026 State of the Nation address.

President Mahama revealed that more than one million Ghanaians secured jobs between the first and third quarters of 2025.

Addressing the nation on Friday, February 27, he stated figures from the Ghana Statistical Service indicating that 950,000 people also exited multidimensional poverty within the same period.

“According to the Ghana Statistical Service, over 1 million Ghanaians have found employment between quarter one and quarter three of 2025. About 950,000 have escaped multidimensional poverty over the same period.

“This improvement indicates that our economy is gaining strength and resilience on the global stage. We are moving decisively from planning to action on our flagship 24-hour economy,” he said.