The Nigerian app drivers union has finally received its trade union certificate from the Nigerian Ministry of Labour. The certificate empowers the organization to operate as a trade union, looking out for the welfare of e-hailing drivers in the country. The following year, 2017, the NUPA-BTW applied to become a government-approved trade union. During this time, the AUATON had affiliated itself with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and together they gained government approval in January 2023. The AUATON has successfully led Nigerian e-hailing drivers to a series of protests.