Mary Ekpere-Eta is a Nigerian barrister and activist. She is Director General of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) in Abuja.
Mary Eta is a lawyer, farmer and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. In 2012 she made a bid to become Governor of Cross River State. She is a representative of South-South women on the board of trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
President Buhari appointed Ekpere-Eta as Director General of NCWD in April 2017.
In May 2023, a Nigerian National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) was conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari.