When my father died on the 30th of October 2011, being the first son I summoned a meeting with the elders of my place;after a very long meeting,the expenses for the funeral was above 1 million naira.

Why should it cost so much for funeral in Nigeria? More advanced countries don't spend one tenth of what we spend here (our hausa brothers excluded).

What is your take on this?

It seems your father was a pauper?.

I sympathize with you and I send my condolences. The price of your fathers burial can be affected by several factors. First of all, what ethnicity are you? Why Im asking is that certain cultures require certain ceremonies for burial.

And was your father a titled man?
Was he in any groups or organizations?
What are the burial customs of your land?
The list goes on.

In certain places titled and prominent men can only be buried when certain items have been produced (cows, goats, etc.) so you might want to consider these things as you analyze the price.