The new COVID-19 cases spread across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Saturday.
The centre said 293 people were discharged after they recovered from the infection on Friday.
It said one person has died of coronavirus complications.
The agency gave the breakdown of infections as follows: Lagos-550, Oyo-87, FCT-69, Kwara-31, Akwa Ibom-22, Bauchi-19, Ekiti-16,
Delta-11, Kaduna-10, Ogun-3, Anambra-3, Plateau-2, Bayelsa-2, Nasarawa-1, Katsina-1 and Jigawa-1.
The centre explained that the 11 cases reported for Delta are for 30th (5), and 31st (6) of December 2021.
Nigeria has 242,341 confirmed cases so far, 214,296 recoveries and 3,031 fatalities.
