Nigeria, March 11 -- You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats, procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing. - Thomas Sowell

The United States recently introduced the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative aimed at cutting wasteful spending, streamlining bureaucracy, and saving taxpayers billions of dollars. According to the driver of the programme, Elon Musk, the goal is to save as much as $2 trillion for the US government. Aside the politics and controversies around it, DOGE has the potential to significantly reduce federal spending and enhance the overall efficiency of government operations.

If the world's largest economy sees a need for such reforms, Nigeria must consid...